Maxwell's Demon: Why Warmth Disperses and Time Passes

Hans Christian Von Baeyer

ISBN 10: 0679433422 ISBN 13: 9780679433422
Published by Random House, 1999
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Shows how the physics of heat can explain the behavior of energy, time, and the physical world

About the Authors: Hans Christian von Baeyer is professor of physics at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Hans Christian von Baeyer is professor of physics at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he  lives with his wife and 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.

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Title: Maxwell's Demon: Why Warmth Disperses and ...
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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