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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Publication date
March 31, 2009
Pages
172
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9789812779694
ISBN-10
9812779698
Dimensions
0.50 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Original list price
$32.00
Other format details
sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book aims to prove that the so-called “energy crisis” is really an entropy crisis. Since energy is conserved, it is clear that a different concept is necessary to discuss meaningfully the problems posed by energy supplies and environmental protection. This book makes this concept, entropy, accessible to a broad, nonspecialized audience. Examples taken from daily experiences are used to introduce the concept of entropy in an intuitive manner, before it is defined in a more formal way. It is shown that the entropy increase due to irreversible transformations (or “unrecoverable” energy) simultaneously determines the level of fresh energy supplies of our society and the damage that it causes to the environment. Minimizing the rate of entropy increase with advanced technologies and society organizations, and keeping it in check with appropriate energy sources, is the key to a sustainable development.
Editions
Hardcover
from World Scientific Pub Co Inc (March 31, 2009); titled "The Entropy Crisis"
9789812779687 | details & prices | 172 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 1.08 lbs | List price $54.00
About: The energy crisis and the climate change crisis are really just twin manifestations of the entropy crisis, argues Deutscher (Tel Aviv U.
About: The energy crisis and the climate change crisis are really just twin manifestations of the entropy crisis, argues Deutscher (Tel Aviv U.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from World Scientific Pub Co Inc (March 31, 2009); titled "The Entropy Crisis"
9789812779694 | details & prices | 172 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $32.00
About: This book aims to prove that the so-called “energy crisis” is really an entropy crisis.
About: This book aims to prove that the so-called “energy crisis” is really an entropy crisis.
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