Entropy. A Very Short Introduction, Paperback

Entropy is an idea that is no less important than energy, but it is not widely understood. We are surrounded by free energy: what we value is energy that's not too polluted with entropy. This book explains how the concepts of energy and entropy were separated from one another over half a century.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Author(s): James (Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Oxford) Binney
• Number of pages: 128
• Collection: Very Short Introductions
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 173 x 112 x 9
• Cover type: Paperback / softback