The Second Law : Energy, Chaos and Form (

The Second Law : Energy, Chaos and Form ("Scientific American" Library) [ 2 nd. Law ]

by PeterW.Atkins (Author)

Synopsis

Atkins has set out to open the doors of understanding. He has succeeded quite admirably. New Scientist Moving from the steam engine to the nuclear age, and with virtually no mathematics, Atkins shows how the second law of thermodynamics - a single, simple principle of energy transformation - encompasses all elements of natural change.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Scientific American Library
Published: 07 Nov 1994

ISBN 10: 0716760061
ISBN 13: 9780716760061

Author Bio
P. W. Atkins, a lecturer in physical chemistry at Oxford University, is the author of numerous books, including Creation Revisited.