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Time's Arrow and Evolution
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Time's Arrow and Evolution
Contributors:
By (Author) Harold Francis Blum
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
15th February 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
576.8
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
252
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
340g
Description
In a book that has become a milestone of scientific writing Dr. Blum uses "time's arrow," the second law of thermodynamics, as a key concept to show how the nature and evolution of the nonliving world place limits on the nature and evolution of life. He seeks to show that, from the beginning of the universe, physical and chemical laws have inexorab
