El frigorífico de Einstein: Cómo el frío y el calor explican el universo (Contextos)
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Summary
La termodinámica ―la rama de la física que se ocupa de la energía y la entropía― rige el el universo， desde el comportamiento de las células vivas hasta el agujero negro en el centro de nuestra galaxia， así como por qué debemos comer y respirar， cómo se encienden las luces， los límites de la informática y cómo acabará el universo。
Las brillantes mentes que descifraron sus leyes procedían de todas las ramas de la ciencia; eran ingenieros， físicos， químicos， biólogos， cosmólogos y matemáticos。 Paul Sen nos presenta a todos los protagonistas que contribuyeron al progreso científico a través del tiempo y las naciones。 Increíblemente motivados e idealistas， sus descubrimientos han ayudado a crear el mundo contemporáneo y han transformado todas las ramas de la ciencia， desde la biología hasta la cosmología。
Las brillantes mentes que descifraron sus leyes procedían de todas las ramas de la ciencia; eran ingenieros， físicos， químicos， biólogos， cosmólogos y matemáticos。 Paul Sen nos presenta a todos los protagonistas que contribuyeron al progreso científico a través del tiempo y las naciones。 Increíblemente motivados e idealistas， sus descubrimientos han ayudado a crear el mundo contemporáneo y han transformado todas las ramas de la ciencia， desde la biología hasta la cosmología。
Reviews
Steve's Book Stuff
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Albert Einstein actually did design a refrigerator。 Einstein， along with former student Leo Szilard， wanted to design something that was safer than the fridges available at the time。 Refrigerator pumps in the 1920s used toxic chemicals as their cooling agents， and there had been a number of cases where leaks had spewed toxic fumes into the homes of unsuspecting refrigerator owners。 One family in Berlin， with several children， died in such an incident， which Sen says was the direct inspiration fo Albert Einstein actually did design a refrigerator。 Einstein， along with former student Leo Szilard， wanted to design something that was safer than the fridges available at the time。 Refrigerator pumps in the 1920s used toxic chemicals as their cooling agents， and there had been a number of cases where leaks had spewed toxic fumes into the homes of unsuspecting refrigerator owners。 One family in Berlin， with several children， died in such an incident， which Sen says was the direct inspiration for Einstein and Szilard’s work。 This is just one of the stories Paul Sen uncovers in his book Einstein’s Fridge。 It’s a history of the advancement of the science of thermodynamics。 Thermodynamics is that branch of physics involving the relationships between heat， temperature， work and energy， and the related physical properties of matter and radiation （a nod of thanks to Wikipedia）。I am pretty much a sucker for any book in the general category of the history of science or technology。 If I encounter one in a bookstore I have a hard time not walking out the door with it in my shopping bag。 But all these books are not created equal。 For me， the best of these books have a mix that is heavier on the history， with enough of the science for the layman to understand and not become overwhelmed。 Sen gets that mix just right in this book， creating what I think is an instant classic。 Sen takes us from Sadi Carnot， James Watt， and James Joule working in the days of steam engines， all the way up to Stephen Hawking and the influence of thermodynamics on his understanding of black holes and their event horizons - with plenty of stories in between。Through those stories we follow the growth in the understanding of thermodynamics， and the wide range of impact that understanding has had。 The advances in thermodynamics have influenced fields as disparate as quantum theory， information theory， relativity and genetics。 Einstein published several papers advancing theories in thermodynamics in 1903 and 1904， leading up to the publication of his special theory of relativity in 1905。 In 1951 Alan Turing， starting from the laws of thermodynamics， advanced a theory to explain the genetics behind patterns in living things。 His theory of morphogenesis attempts to explain how genes can induce organization among cells。 It helps answer the question of why the cells of an embryo self organize to form patterns - a heart， two hands， and a head appear where there were only cells before。 Discoveries at the cellular level in the twenty first century tend to show Turing’s theory is correct。 The book is sprinkled with diagrams that help to explain some of Sen’s deeper dives into science。 But he manages to keep the scientific explanations mostly in layman’s terms throughout the body of the book， and provides a few appendices for those tempted to dive further。Paul Sen has a long history of storytelling around science and technology in the world of filmmaking。 His Furnace TV production studio has created a number of documentaries about scientists， engineers， and technologists which have been aired in the UK， USA， Canada and Australia。 This is his first book， and he’s knocked it out of the park。RATING: Five Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Robert
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"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star。 But we can understand the Universe。 That makes us something very special。" Stephen HawkingHow monkeys working individually and in groups figure out how and why things work， fills this book。 The connections between heat transfer， entropy， information science， biology， E=mc2 （hum。。。 don't know how to make an exponent in this app。） and refrigerators make an interesting and challenging read。 I've read just enough gen "We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star。 But we can understand the Universe。 That makes us something very special。" Stephen HawkingHow monkeys working individually and in groups figure out how and why things work， fills this book。 The connections between heat transfer， entropy， information science， biology， E=mc2 （hum。。。 don't know how to make an exponent in this app。） and refrigerators make an interesting and challenging read。 I've read just enough general science to follow most of the examples， though I was still politely shaking my head several times。 There was a lot of rereading， and sometimes just acceptance so I could proceed。Once again， I thank Prof。 Greg Rozenberg for the math， computer science and DNA science he pushed me to read and discuss， for much of the understanding I think I did achieve。This is exactly the kind of science book that high school teachers in and out of science subjects need to read。 The human aspects of scientific progress are inescapable。 Being able to tell some of these stories while explicating the math and science going on in that human contest will go a long way to ensuring the students understand science processes。 Rote memorization of formulae is as bad as memorizing kings， battles and dates in history classes。This book is highly recommended for social studies teachers。 。。。more
David
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This is an excellent historical account of the development and application of the laws of thermodynamics that is better than that sounds。 The style is engaging and the content is surprisingly complete。 Learning how the geniuses of the last five centuries first conceived of the ways that the physical world works is engaging。
Arun Mahendrakar
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I have read about entropy and it's implications before， but this one simplifies it in way that I can remember things for a long time to come。 Yes， I found it to be the best explanation of entropy so far。There's so much Science in this but the author keeps the language every understandable and engaging。 It also contains a great deal of history， helps appreciate the importance of each step understanding our universe。Our universe heads towards entropy away from orderliness of energy。 A hurricane ca I have read about entropy and it's implications before， but this one simplifies it in way that I can remember things for a long time to come。 Yes， I found it to be the best explanation of entropy so far。There's so much Science in this but the author keeps the language every understandable and engaging。 It also contains a great deal of history， helps appreciate the importance of each step understanding our universe。Our universe heads towards entropy away from orderliness of energy。 A hurricane can destroy a house into shambles since there are more ways to disarray than harmony。 If in case a hurricane builds a house， the anarchy around this house will be higher overall - victory to the Second Law of Thermodynamics。This got me to thinking: Why is it easy for people to do wrong than right？ Because there are just too many ways to error than to act virtuously。 。。。more
Thomas
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A solid science book。 I give it 3 ½ stars。 It dragged a bit and places but I enjoyed it。This one includes plenty of biographies of many of the brilliant people who brought us our modern understanding of thermodynamics， the dispersion of energy from a dense state to a diffuse state which is， of course， the increase of entropy。 It is the very engine that drives our universe and everything in it。Good stuff。
Martin E Rankin
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An interesting read， although I think the subtitle should be “The History of Thermodynamics。” It was cool to see how different scientists built upon the discoveries of their predecessors。 And how some did not agree with their contemporaries and the difficulties that arose from that。 Very cool to learn that Einstein did indeed invent a refrigerator to try to improve the efficiency and reduce danger of early models。
David Petersen
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I enjoyed this book。 It was interesting to see how interconnected thermodynamics is with biology， information technology， astronomy。。。 I thought the book was well researched and very well written。
Jeff
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This book covers the history and importance of thermodynamics。 Ultimately， all motion in the universe is driven by thermodynamic processes， thus everything that exists is related to thermodynamics。
Jan
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Really good fast paced history of thermodynamics。
Aleph
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Uno dei piú bei libri sulla fisica mai scritti。 Leggetelo il prima possibile， perche rimpiangerete di non averlo scoperto prima。 Resterete ammaliati ed emozionati: nessuno prima d’ora aveva mai reso la termodinamica un argomento cosí affascinante e che riesca a catturare l’immaginario collettivo di sí tante persone。 Questo libro è un inno alla ragione umana， alla scienza e agli scienziati che hanno ideato e scoperto le leggi piú affascinanti dell’universo e ci hanno permesso a tutte le generazio Uno dei piú bei libri sulla fisica mai scritti。 Leggetelo il prima possibile， perche rimpiangerete di non averlo scoperto prima。 Resterete ammaliati ed emozionati: nessuno prima d’ora aveva mai reso la termodinamica un argomento cosí affascinante e che riesca a catturare l’immaginario collettivo di sí tante persone。 Questo libro è un inno alla ragione umana， alla scienza e agli scienziati che hanno ideato e scoperto le leggi piú affascinanti dell’universo e ci hanno permesso a tutte le generazioni future di vivere una vita migliore della loro。 。。。more
Thai Dang
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exceptional story of thermodynamics。 a must read。
Neil Hunt
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More understanding from this book than from undergraduate thermodynamics class！ I finally understand the concept of entropy， I know how much energy and entropy a bit of information has， and even how big is a bit （from the expansion in the size of the event horizon of a black hole when you throw the bit into the hole！）Generous history of all the key scientists who founded and developed this area of science （not just Einstein）， and remarkably clear description of the concepts at work！
Greg Parrott
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Excellent connection of thermodynamics to other important scientific ideas and the history to go with it。
Madras Mama
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This book is a fantastic read， albeit only for science aficionados。 There were gold nuggets scattered around and once you complete the book， you'll have the sad feeling that you'll forget most of the important clever things that you've read in this book。 For that reason， it is worth buying a hardback copy of this book for your library。There were so many interesting and important anecdotes in the book but the sad story of Boltzman stands out！ How he was ignored and ridiculed by his contemporaries This book is a fantastic read， albeit only for science aficionados。 There were gold nuggets scattered around and once you complete the book， you'll have the sad feeling that you'll forget most of the important clever things that you've read in this book。 For that reason， it is worth buying a hardback copy of this book for your library。There were so many interesting and important anecdotes in the book but the sad story of Boltzman stands out！ How he was ignored and ridiculed by his contemporaries only to be proved right after his death！ The take away from his story is that it is not only sufficient to be intelligent， but you should be born at the right place at the right time！ Some people call it fate， some call it karma and some call it luck！ The scientific community， like the real world， is cruel and corrupted！ 。。。more
Carlos Ramos
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I'm a mechanical engineer student in my last year。 I have taken courses such a thermodynamics 1 and 2， heat transfer 1 and 2 ， geothermal energy etc。 I HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE CONCEPTS SO CLEARLY AS THEY ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS BOOK。The theory is presented in full detail。The historical relevance is explained。The analogies are simple and clear。 Knowing the history behind the theory and knowing that these people were or are of flesh and bone， with imperfections and quirks is truly inspiring。 10/10 I'm a mechanical engineer student in my last year。 I have taken courses such a thermodynamics 1 and 2， heat transfer 1 and 2 ， geothermal energy etc。 I HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE CONCEPTS SO CLEARLY AS THEY ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS BOOK。The theory is presented in full detail。The historical relevance is explained。The analogies are simple and clear。 Knowing the history behind the theory and knowing that these people were or are of flesh and bone， with imperfections and quirks is truly inspiring。 10/10 will read again multiple times。 。。。more
Frank
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Enjoyed this book a lot， sort of like a biography of thermodynamics through the various major figures。 It also points out how these things play into our daily lives， and touches on the larger implications for this study to bigger questions。 Not super technical， which was good for me， but someone with more familiarity may want more science and data， but this was a good speed for someone with little to no knowledge of this field。The take homes for me have mostly to do with the fact that our univer Enjoyed this book a lot， sort of like a biography of thermodynamics through the various major figures。 It also points out how these things play into our daily lives， and touches on the larger implications for this study to bigger questions。 Not super technical， which was good for me， but someone with more familiarity may want more science and data， but this was a good speed for someone with little to no knowledge of this field。The take homes for me have mostly to do with the fact that our universe tends towards entropy， towards more chaos and dispersion and away from the concentration and structure of energy， but that you can localize and to some extent control the dispersal and concentration of energy create structure locally at the expense of entropy somewhere else。 。。。more
Steve Boyko
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This is definitely the best book on thermodynamics that I have ever read。Also the only one。 I’m sure others have made that joke already。Author Paul Sen takes the reader through the history of thermodynamics， from early research into the nature of hot and cold to today’s theories on the nature of black holes。 Along the way he shows us the discoveries of numerous scientific luminaries like Maxwell， Einstein， Planck， and Hawking。What I liked best was the accessible way that he described their exper This is definitely the best book on thermodynamics that I have ever read。Also the only one。 I’m sure others have made that joke already。Author Paul Sen takes the reader through the history of thermodynamics， from early research into the nature of hot and cold to today’s theories on the nature of black holes。 Along the way he shows us the discoveries of numerous scientific luminaries like Maxwell， Einstein， Planck， and Hawking。What I liked best was the accessible way that he described their experiments - physical or thought - without requiring a degree in physics。 I understood almost all of them！I liked the book。 I learned just enough without being overwhelmed。 。。。more
Richard
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Heat！ This book is the story about the discovery and development of the Laws of Thermodynamics。 The history begins with the work of a young Frenchman named Sadi Carnot who， in 1824， published a paper called "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire。" He was studying how a steam engine used the heat from fire to perform work。 Since then， he has become known as the founding father of the science of thermodynamics。 All the great physicists of the past two centuries are described and recog Heat！ This book is the story about the discovery and development of the Laws of Thermodynamics。 The history begins with the work of a young Frenchman named Sadi Carnot who， in 1824， published a paper called "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire。" He was studying how a steam engine used the heat from fire to perform work。 Since then， he has become known as the founding father of the science of thermodynamics。 All the great physicists of the past two centuries are described and recognized in this book。 It is extremely well-written and should be fascinating to anybody with the least amount of scientific curiosity。 The history pretty much ends with a name most of us might recognize: Stephen Hawking。 With the humble steam engine beginning our journey into the field of thermodynamics， perhaps we might be surprised to find that our trip includes the study of a great mystery of the cosmos， black holes。 The history has continued into the 21st Century。 The original two laws have now grown to four， but the fundamentals remain the same。 Most people will recognize an alternate wording of one of the laws as the law of conservation of energy: it can be neither created nor destroyed but can change its form。 It is known as the First Law， and the 2nd Law is also known as the Law of Entropy: everything in the universe is moving steadily towards a less ordered state。 In the story， we are told that Einstein was more than just a theoretical physicist。 He was also an inventor。 With his partner， physicist Leo Szilard， he invented refrigerators that made use of the laws of thermodynamics （as do all refrigerators）。 We also learn how Alan Turing， breaker of the German codes during WWII， pioneered the science of embryonic development while studying the entropy of cell differentiation。 During his life， he was not taken seriously in this regard， but recent studies have shown that he was remarkably prescient in this regard。 The book contains way too much useful information to be adequately covered in a simple review， but if you are at all interested in things scientific， then this is the book for you。 It is comprehensive and lucid without being overly elaborate。 The author has included drawings where appropriate to assist the reader to grasp the concepts being presented。 I liked this book and do not hesitate to recommend it。 The work clearly deserves all five of the five stars that I have awarded。 。。。more
Mark Clackum
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Engaging History of our unfolding understanding of ThermodynamicsExcellent exposition on the history of our understanding of thermodynamics。 These stories build a logical ladder up to the modern world， of all the great minds who， climbing out of the deep well of our ignorance， each standing on the shoulders of the previous scientific explorer， shone lights higher & higher into the dark mysteries of Energy， Temperature & Entropy; which themselves are the fundamental natures of Physics， Chemistry， Engaging History of our unfolding understanding of ThermodynamicsExcellent exposition on the history of our understanding of thermodynamics。 These stories build a logical ladder up to the modern world， of all the great minds who， climbing out of the deep well of our ignorance， each standing on the shoulders of the previous scientific explorer， shone lights higher & higher into the dark mysteries of Energy， Temperature & Entropy; which themselves are the fundamental natures of Physics， Chemistry， & Biology。 。。。more
Mathew
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The book provides a nice story into the production of the first laws of thermodynamics。 Providing an introduction to the economic incentives of the Steam engine leading to the studies of thermodynamic systems
Rosa Angelone
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yeah。 I am going to hafta read this one again。 I really enjoyed being introduced to some people I had not met before。 The book does a good job at taking you on a tour of the big ideas and some of those who worked to discover them。
Reggie Morrisey
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For science groupies like me， Einstein's Fridge is fun。 Fun if you follow the intricacies of piston functionality and simply like to learn the stories of numerous mathematicians and scientists throughout history who spent their lives advancing our understanding of the physical world。 For science groupies like me， Einstein's Fridge is fun。 Fun if you follow the intricacies of piston functionality and simply like to learn the stories of numerous mathematicians and scientists throughout history who spent their lives advancing our understanding of the physical world。 。。。more
Rishabh Yadav
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Paul does a great job of laying the foundation of not just the history of thermodynamics but also it's paramount concepts which gives a definition to this book。 This how you begin a journey in the realms of thermodynamics。 Paul does a great job of laying the foundation of not just the history of thermodynamics but also it's paramount concepts which gives a definition to this book。 This how you begin a journey in the realms of thermodynamics。 。。。more
Joan
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fun treatment of thermodynamics。 einstein's fridge comes up about midway， but the book is interesting through and through。 fun treatment of thermodynamics。 einstein's fridge comes up about midway， but the book is interesting through and through。 。。。more
PocklePeter
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Strongly recommend for all readers。
William T
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This is a good book and accomplishes what it set out to do。 Unfortunately for me， I had slightly different objectives in reading it。 But it is well done and worth your time。
Jacob Olshansky
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A nice tour of the history of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics。 Gets a bit bogged down with overly elaborate analogies。 Might have been better if the author just accepted that the most likely audience for this book are people who have taken some thermodynamics
David
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This was a fascinating book。 Endeavors to explain the history of the discovery of the laws of thermodynamics and humanize the people whose names you hear like Joule， Kelvin， etc。 Gives a layman's explanation of thermodynamics and why hot and cold and their interaction are so basic to all things in the universe。 Really recommended for anyone with even the tiniest bit of curiosity on how the world works。 This was a fascinating book。 Endeavors to explain the history of the discovery of the laws of thermodynamics and humanize the people whose names you hear like Joule， Kelvin， etc。 Gives a layman's explanation of thermodynamics and why hot and cold and their interaction are so basic to all things in the universe。 Really recommended for anyone with even the tiniest bit of curiosity on how the world works。 。。。more
STEPHEN PLETKO
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XXXXX The science book you never knew you needed to readXXXXX“At [thermodynamics] heart are three concepts—energy， entropy [that is， disorder]， and temperature。 Without an understanding of these and the laws they obey， all science—physics， chemistry， and biology—would be incoherent。The laws of thermodynamics govern everything from the behavior of atoms to that of living cells， from the engines that power our world to the black hole at the center of our [G]alaxy。 Thermodynamics explains why we XXXXX The science book you never knew you needed to readXXXXX“At [thermodynamics] heart are three concepts—energy， entropy [that is， disorder]， and temperature。 Without an understanding of these and the laws they obey， all science—physics， chemistry， and biology—would be incoherent。The laws of thermodynamics govern everything from the behavior of atoms to that of living cells， from the engines that power our world to the black hole at the center of our [G]alaxy。 Thermodynamics explains why we must eat and breathe， how the lights come on， and how the universe will end。”The above quote （in italics） comes from this extremely well-written book by Paul Sen。 He first encountered thermodynamics while studying engineering at the University of Cambridge。 Sen became an award–winning documentary filmmaker with a passion for communicating scientific ideas in an engaging and accessible way。What is thermodynamics？ It is the study of the conversion of heat energy into other energy forms as well as into mechanical work。This book is， roughly speaking， divided into three parts。 The first part （which covers the first few chapters） is concerned with the discovery of energy and entropy。 Part two （consisting of the middle chapters） is devoted to classical thermodynamics。 The last part （covering the final chapters） details the consequences of thermodynamics。 Note that this book focuses on the discovery and consequences of the first and second laws of thermodynamics。 （There are now four laws。）It’s a measure of the author’s intelligence and achievement that by combining science， history， and biography， he takes us on a successful， fascinating， and detailed tour of thermodynamics from its beginnings in the early eighteenth century and ending with Stephen Hawking’s seminal work on black holes in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries。The actual science behind thermodynamics is presented quite well with large diagrams to aid the reader。 Thus， the reader is never lost。Everything is presented in a historical context。 The biographies of the key scientists in the history of our understanding of thermodynamics are an added bonus adding significantly to the enjoyment of the main narrative。 The final result is science writing at its best。Finally， this book is born out of the author’s conviction that the history of science is the history that matters to all living humans。 I agree totally。In conclusion， this book really celebrates thermodynamics and its importance to fundamental science。 Understanding energy， entropy， and temperature as well as the laws they follow has played a vital role in promoting the greatest improvement in the human condition in our species’ entire history！！XXXXX（2021; prologue [ix to xii]; 19 chapters; epilogue; main narrative 245 pages; acknowledgments; 3 appendices; notes; bibliography; index; about the author）XXXXX 。。。more
Mark Peacock
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