From the Vapor Machine to Absolute Zero (Heat and Entropy): Spanish Language Astronomy Materials Education Center
Title: From the Vapor Machine to Absolute Zero (Heat and Entropy)
Author: Leopoldo García-Colín S.
Publisher: Fondo de Cultura Económica
Collection: Science for Everyone
Year: 2000 (Second Edition, Third Reprint)
ISBN: 968-16-5371-8 (Second Edition)
ISBN: 968-16-2392-4 (First Edition)
Suggested reader’s academic level: High School
In this 147-page book the author explains in simple language the processes that transform one type of energy into another. Examples include the transformation of electricity into light in a lamp and the transformation of the chemical energy in gasoline into the movement of a car.
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From the Vapor Machine to Absolute Zero (Heat and Entropy)
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In this 147-page book the author explains in simple language the processes that transform one type of energy into another. Examples include the transformation of electricity into light in a lamp and the transformation of the chemical energy in gasoline into the movement of a car. The author explains the principle of conservation of energy, entropy, irreversible processes and open systems, applications of thermodynamics, phase diagrams, and the search for absolute zero.
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