Einstein's Refrigerator by Gino Segre

Einstein's Refrigerator by Gino Segre

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Using the history and study of temperature as a guide, the author explores where science has taken us and where it is leading us. This is a book about what temperature actually is and how it is measured, and about the people who work on the questions raised.

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Einstein's Refrigerator by Gino Segre

Using the history and study of temperature as a guide, the author explores where science has taken us and where it is leading us. This is a book about the questions in science that arise from thinking about what temperature means and how it is measured. It is also a book about the people who have worked and are continuing to work on these questions.
I have a sentimental fondness for how heat emanates from the sun.. - Gine Segre
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ISBN 13 9780713994452
ISBN 10 0713994452
Title Einstein's Refrigerator
Author Gino Segre
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2003-02-27
Number of pages 320
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