Warmth Disperses and Time Passes: The History of Heat

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Hans Christian Von baeyer explores the laws of themodynamics and relates them to today's cutting edge research.

Hans Christian von Baeyer is Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and their two daughters. He is the recipient of the Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Magazine Award. His previous books include The Fermi Solution- Essays on Science; Taming the Atom- The Emergence of the Visible Microworld; and Rainbows, Snowflakes, and Quarks- Physics and the World Around Us.

"Hans von Baeyer's writing style is so compelling that it would induce even the most scientifically naive reader to care about the laws of thermodynamics."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Professor von Baeyer is a prime candidate for best wordsmith among popularizers of physics, composing prose that is elegant, economical and, above all, civilized."--Physics Today "Hans von Baeyer uses common sense and familiar observations as a tool for exploring deep scientific principles."--Library Journal, Best Sci-Tech Books of 1998 "Hans Christian von Baeyer has published a highly readable, highly humanized account of the second law of thermodynamics. He gives what could be an abstract and difficult discussion a profoundly human tone."--The Boston Globe