Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics

by Robert Hanlon and Robert T. Hanlon

Book Overview

At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lies thermodynamics. While this science plays a critical role in determining the boundary between what is and is not possible in the natural world, it occurs to many as an indecipherable black box, thus making the subject a challenge to learn. Two obstacles contribute to this situation, the first being the disconnect between the fundamental theories and the underlying physics and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198851553
• ISBN13: 9780198851554
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.6"