A history of thermodynamics : (Record no. 13670)
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| control field | 10804 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | IN-BhIIT |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240701153025.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 060824s2007 gw a b 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9783642079641 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | IN-BhIIT |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text | eng |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 536.709 |
| Book number | MUL/H |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Müller, Ingo, |
| Relator term | Author |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A history of thermodynamics : |
| Sub Title | the doctrine of energy and entropy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Ingo Müller. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Berlin ; |
| Name of publisher | Springer, |
| Year of publication | c2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 330 p. : |
| Other physical details(ill.) | ill. ; |
| Dimensions(size) | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The most exciting and significant episode of scientific progress is the development of thermodynamics and electrodynamics in the 19th century and early 20th century. The nature of heat and temperature was recognized, the conservation of energy was discovered, and the realization that mass and energy are equivalent provided a new fuel, – and unlimited power. Much of this occurred in unison with the rapid technological advance provided by the steam engine, the electric motor, internal combustion engines, refrigeration and the rectification processes of the chemical industry. The availability of cheap power and cheap fuel has had its impact on society: Populations grew, the standard of living increased, the envir- ment became clean, traffic became easy, and life expectancy was raised. Knowledge fairly exploded. The western countries, where all this happened, gained in power and influence, and western culture – scientific culture – spread across the globe, and is still spreading. At the same time, thermodynamics recognized the stochastic and probabilistic aspect of natural processes. It turned out that the doctrine of energy and entropy rules the world; the first ingredient – energy – is deterministic, as it were, and the second – entropy – favours randomness. Both tendencies compete, and they find the precarious balance needed for stability and change alike. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Thermodynamics. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Technical Reference Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not withdrawn | Not Lost | not damaged | SMS | Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar | Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar | 11/01/2024 | 41 | 10671.35 | 536.709 MUL/H | 10804 | 14618.29 | 11/01/2024 | Technical Reference Book |