EBOOK Four Laws That Drive the Universe

The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the        sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the        unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and        constrained by four simple laws. They establish fundamental concepts such as        temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy        itself.Peter Atkins' powerful and compelling introduction explains what the laws are        and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding        the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law, he introduces the fascinating        concept of entropy, and how it not only explains why your desk tends to get messier,        but also how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe.