Paul Sen

Las leyes de la termodinámica —la rama de la física que se ocupa de la energía y la entropía— rigen el el universo: desde el comportamiento de las células vivas hasta el agujero negro en el centro de

Hugely readable and entertaining JIM AL KHALILI An accessible and crystal clear portrait of this discipline s breadth largely told through its history PHIL BALL PHYSICS WORLD

Hugely readable and entertaining JIM AL-KHALILI An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this disciplines breadth, largely told through its history PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLD Einsteins Fridge tells the story of how scientists uncovered the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences, and learned to harness the power of heat and ice. The laws of thermodynamics govern everything from the behaviour of atoms to that of living cells, from the engines that power our world to the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Not only that, but thermodynamics explains why we must eat and breathe, how the lights come on, and ultimately how the universe will end. The people who decoded its laws came from every branch of the sciences they were engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, cosmologists and mathematicians. Their discoveries, set over two hundred years, kick-started the industrial revolution, changed the course of world wars and informed modern understanding of black holes. This book captures the thrill of discovery and the power of revolutionary science to change the world forever.

Las leyes de la termodinámica —la rama de la física que se ocupa de la energía y la entropía— rigen el el universo: desde el comportamiento de las células vivas hasta el agujero negro en el centro de