Theory of Heat Contributor(s): Maxwell, James Clerk (Commentaries by) |
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ISBN: 0486417352 ISBN-13: 9780486417356 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: This classic sets forth the fundamentals of thermodynamics clearly and simply enough to be understood by a beginning student, yet with enough subtlety and depth of thought to appeal also to more advanced readers. It elucidates fundamentals of kinetic theory and illustrates the Second Law of Thermodynamics with "Maxwell' s demon." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics - Science | Physics - General |
Dewey: 536.1 |
LCCN: 2001022024 |
Series: Dover Books on Physics |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.39" W x 8.39" (0.91 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Though James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) is best remembered for his epochal achievements in electricity and magnetism, he was wide-ranging in his scientific investigations, and he came to brilliant conclusions in virtually all of them. As James R. Newman put it, Maxwell "combined a profound physical intuition, an exquisite feeling for the relationship of objects, with a formidable mathematical capacity to establish orderly connections among diverse phenomena. This blending of the concrete and the abstract was the chief characteristic of almost all his researches." |