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EINSTEIN'S FRIDGE

HOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD EXPLAINS THE UNIVERSE

PAUL SEN

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GALLERY BOOKS
Año de edición:
2021
ISBN:
978-1-5011-8130-6
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320
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u003cbu003eAn entertaining, eye-opening account of the extraordinary team of innovators who discovered the laws of thermodynamics essential to understanding the world today—from refrigeration and jet engines to calorie counting and global warming—for fans of u003ciu003eHow We Got to Now u003c/iu003eand u003ciu003eA Short History of Nearly Everythingu003c/iu003e.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eEinstein’s Fridgeu003c/iu003e tells the incredible epic story of the scientists who, over two centuries, harnessed the power of heat and ice and formulated a theory essential to comprehending our universe. Thermodynamics—the branch of physics that deals with energy and entropy—is the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences. It governs everything from the behavior of living cells to the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Not only that, but thermodynamics explains why we must eat and breathe, how lights turn on, the limits of computing, and how the universe will end.u003cbru003e u003cbru003eThe brilliant people who decoded its laws came from every branch of the sciences; they were engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, cosmologists, and mathematicians. From French military engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot to Lord Kelvin, James Joule, Albert Einstein, Emmy Noether, Alan Turing, and Stephen Hawking, author Paul Sen introduces us to all of the players who passed the baton of scientific progress through time and across nations. Incredibly driven and idealistic, these brave pioneers performed groundbreaking work often in the face of torment and tragedy. Their discoveries helped create the modern world and transformed every branch of science, from biology to cosmology. u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003ciu003eEinstein’s Fridgeu003c/iu003e brings to life one of the most important scientific revolutions of all time and captures the thrill of discovery and the power of scientific progress to shape the course of history.

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