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Record Nr.

UNINA9911028743903321

Autore

Patterson Gary D

Titolo

From Heat to Thermal Science : A History of Thermodynamics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

3-031-99676-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages)

Collana

Perspectives on the History of Chemistry Series

Soggetti

SCIENCE / History

SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics

SCIENCE / Physics / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the human understanding of heat, from early cultural perceptions to the scientific developments that shaped thermal science.Beginning with historical musings on heat, it traces the evolution of scientific thought from 16th-century Italy to the quantum understanding of heat in the 20th century.