How Do We Know the Laws of Thermodynamics (Great Scientific Questions and the Scientists Who Answered Them)

By Jeffrey B. Moran

Book Overview

A history of the discovery of the scientific laws governing the behavior of heat, its transformation into other forms of energy, and how scientists worked out the measurement of temperature. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143588728X
• ISBN13: 9781435887282
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

fun for all ages

The author does a superb job of making thermodynamics, a subject that often strikes fear into the heart of sophomores and juniors, entertaining and fun. The text weaves science and history together into a beautiful story that can be understood by school kids and college students alike. My junior level PChem students loved the book! A great book for getting an understanding of energy and its transformation, in an age where the subject of energy and fuel is becoming quite important.