At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lies thermodynamics.
The book synthesises and gathers into one accessible volume a strategic range of foundational topics involving the atomic theory, energy, entropy, and the laws of thermodynamics..
This book offers an original perspective on thermodynamic science and history based on the three approaches of a practicing engineer, academician, and historian.
While one needn\'t confront either of these two obstacles to successfully use Thermodynamics to solve real problems, overcoming both provides access to a greater intuitive sense of the problems and more confidence, more strength, and more creativity in solving them.
Two obstacles contribute to this situation, the first being the disconnect between the fundamental theories and the underlying physics and the second being the confusing concepts and terminologies involved with the theories.
While this science plays a critical role in determining the boundary between what is and is not possible in the natural world, it occurs to many as an indecipherable black box, thus making the subject a challenge to learn.
At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lies thermodynamics
