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The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
Written by Peter Atkins
Narrated by Nick Sullivan
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The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal-everything is moved or restrained by four simple laws. Written by Peter Atkins, one of the world's leading authorities on thermodynamics, this powerful and compact introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the listener a step at a time, Atkins begins with Zeroth (so named because the first two laws were well established before scientists realized that a third law, relating to temperature, should precede them-hence the jocular name zeroth), and proceeds through the First, Second, and Third Laws, offering a clear account of concepts such as the availability of work and the conservation of energy. Atkins ranges from the fascinating theory of entropy (revealing how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe), through the concept of free energy, and to the brink, and then beyond the brink, of absolute zero.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If you're completely new to the field it might be tough to get as much from the audiobook as from a printed book. However if you're at least somewhat familiar with the big picture concepts, you'll likely find this a great review and even gain new insights. The narrator is superb (!) and the chapters are in nice sized chunks for listening. You can easily listen to one chapter, pause, and come back in a day or so and easily pick up. I'm glad I listened.
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