Rambling Through Science and Technology |
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| Author:
| Levenspiel, Octave |
| ISBN: | 978-1-300-68720-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Lulu Press, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This book is the collection of random notes on a variety of topics, from the beginnings of science to ideas about the universe today. In this adventure we touch upon the history and heroes of science, the fantastic invention of the heat engine, how to tell which is the most efficient of mechanical devices, the theory of games and that mysterious non-thing called entropy.
This book is the collection of random notes on a variety of topics, from the beginnings of science to ideas about the universe today. In this adventure we touch upon the history and heroes of science, the fantastic invention of the heat engine, how to tell which is the most efficient of mechanical devices, the theory of games and that mysterious non-thing called entropy.