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Into the Cool : Energy Flow, Thermodynamics
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780226739373
- Book Title
- Into the Cool : Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Earth Sciences / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Mechanics / Thermodynamics
- Item Weight
- 19.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 378 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226739376
ISBN-13
9780226739373
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53726410
Product Key Features
Book Title
Into the Cool : Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
Number of Pages
378 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Earth Sciences / General, Life Sciences / Biology, Mechanics / Thermodynamics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"In his well-known essay ''The Two Cultures, '' C.P. Snow famously remarked that an inability to describe the Second Law of Thermodynamics was a form of ignorance comparable with never having read a work of Shakespeare. It''s fair to say that these days, the Second Law gets far less press than the Bard. Enter "Into the Cool," in which the authors claim that the study of thermodynamics (in some ways the neglected stepchild of the sciences) can inform our understanding of biology, ecology and even economics. The authors begin by rephrasing the Second Law--as ''Nature abhors a gradient''--and proceed to illustrate its relevance to large systems in general. Whether one is considering the difference between heat and cold or between inflated prices and market values, they argue, we can apply insights from thermodynamics and entropy to understand how systems tend toward equilibrium. The result is an impressive work that ranges across disciplinary boundaries and draws from disparate literatures without blinking. It''s also a book that (much like Shakespeare and the Second Law of Thermodynamics) requires effort on the reader''s part--it''s not for casual reading."--"Publishers Weekly"
Dewey Decimal
572/.43
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Trouble at the EPA Part I: The Energetic 1. The Schrödinger Paradox 2. Simplicity 3. Eyes of Fire: Classical Energy Science 4. The Cosmic Casino: Statistical Mechanics 5. Nature Abhors a Gradient 6. The River Must Flow: Open Systems 7. Too Much, Not Enough: Cycles Part II: The Complex 8. Swirl World 9. Physics' Own "Organisms" 10. Whirlpools and Weather Part III: The Living 11. Thermodynamics and Life 12. Brimstone Beginnings 13. Blue Planet Blues 14. Regress under Stress 15. The Secret of Trees 16. Into the Cool 17. Trends in Evolution Part IV: The Human 18. Health, Vigor, and Longevity 19. Economics 20. Purpose in Life Appendix: Principles of Open Thermodynamic Systems References Index
Synopsis
Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool , Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology, economics, and even life's origin. Working from the precept that "nature abhors a gradient," Into the Cool details how complex systems emerge, enlarge, and reproduce in a world tending toward disorder. From hurricanes here to life on other worlds, from human evolution to the systems humans have created, this pervasive pull toward equilibrium governs life at its molecular base and at its peak in the elaborate structures of living complex systems. Schneider and Sagan organize their argument in a highly accessible manner, moving from descriptions of the basic physics behind energy flow to the organization of complex systems to the role of energy in life to the final section, which applies their concept of energy flow to politics, economics, and even human health. A book that needs to be grappled with by all those who wonder at the organizing principles of existence, Into the Cool will appeal to both humanists and scientists. If Charles Darwin shook the world by showing the common ancestry of all life, so Into the Cool has a similar power to disturb--and delight--by showing the common roots in energy flow of all complex, organized, and naturally functioning systems. "Whether one is considering the difference between heat and cold or between inflated prices and market values, Schneider and Sagan argue, we can apply insights from thermodynamics and entropy to understand how systems tend toward equilibrium. The result is an impressive work that ranges across disciplinary boundaries and draws from disparate literatures without blinking."-- Publishers Weekly, Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool , Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology,economics, and even life's origin. Working from the precept that "nature abhors a gradient," Into the Cool details how complex systems emerge, enlarge, and reproduce in a world tending toward disorder. From hurricanes here to life on other worlds, from human evolution to the systems humans have created, this pervasive pull toward equilibrium governs life at its molecular base and at its peak in the elaborate structures of living complex systems. Schneider and Sagan organize their argument in a highly accessible manner, moving from descriptions of the basic physics behind energy flow to the organization of complex systems to the role of energy in life to the final section, which applies their concept of energy flow to politics, economics, and even human health. A book that needs to be grappled with by all those who wonder at the organizing principles of existence, Into the Cool will appeal to both humanists and scientists. If Charles Darwin shook the world by showing the common ancestry of all life, so Into the Cool has a similar power to disturb--and delight--by showing the common roots in energy flow of all complex, organized, and naturally functioning systems. "Whether one is considering the difference between heat and cold or between inflated prices and market values, Schneider and Sagan argue, we can apply insights from thermodynamics and entropy to understand how systems tend toward equilibrium. The result is an impressive work that ranges across disciplinary boundaries and draws from disparate literatures without blinking."-- Publishers Weekly, Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool , Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology, economics, and even life's origin. Working from the precept that "nature abhors a gradient," Into the Cool details how complex systems emerge, enlarge, and reproduce in a world tending toward disorder. From hurricanes here to life on other worlds, from human evolution to the systems humans have created, this pervasive pull toward equilibrium governs life at its molecular base and at its peak in the elaborate structures of living complex systems. Schneider and Sagan organize their argument in a highly accessible manner, moving from descriptions of the basic physics behind energy flow to the organization of complex systems to the role of energy in life to the final section, which applies their concept of energy flow to politics, economics, and even human health. A book that needs to be grappled with by all those who wonder at the organizing principles of existence, Into the Cool will appeal to both humanists and scientists. If Charles Darwin shook the world by showing the common ancestry of all life, so Into the Cool has a similar power to disturb-and delight-by showing the common roots in energy flow of all complex, organized, and naturally functioning systems. "Whether one is considering the difference between heat and cold or between inflated prices and market values, Schneider and Sagan argue, we can apply insights from thermodynamics and entropy to understand how systems tend toward equilibrium. The result is an impressive work that ranges across disciplinary boundaries and draws from disparate literatures without blinking."- Publishers Weekly, The authors look to the laws of thermodynamics for answers to the questions of evolution, ecology, economics, and even life's origin.
LC Classification Number
QH510.S36 2006
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