Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire: And Other Papers on the Second Law of Thermodynamics

by Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot and Sadi Carnot

Book Overview

Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire," along with other papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. Highly readable, "Reflections" contains no arguments that depend on calculus, consisting mostly of statements couched in exact language. It represents a tribute to Carnot's capacity to generalize, and to see fundamental processes at work in complex mechanisms.
"Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire" examines the relation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486446417
• ISBN13: 9780486446417
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"