The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction

Among the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happens in the Universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the unfurling of a leaf they help us understand the course of life itself. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins' explains what the four laws are and how they work.

• | By (Author): Peter (Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford) Atkins
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 25, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 120 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199572194
• | ISBN-13: 9780199572199