The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked ´not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare´. Uses accessible language and virtually no mathematics to guide the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law of Thermodynamics Explains what ´entropy´ is, and how its unstoppable rise explains not only why your desk tends to get messier, but also constitutes the engine of the universe Introduces fascinating concepts like ´free energy´, and what lies beyond the brink of absolute zero.
