Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time

Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time

EnglishPaperback / softback
Ben-naim, Arieh (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
EAN: 9789814749855
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'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation MagazineThe aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages.The second purpose of the book is to show that neither entropy, nor the Second Law of Thermodynamics has anything to do with time. The third purpose is to educate the lay reader how to read popular science books, critically. Towards this goal, detailed reviews of four books on time are presented.There are many popular science books on Time, on the beginning of Time and the end of Time. This book is unique in the following two senses:
EAN 9789814749855
ISBN 9814749850
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Publication date May 2, 2016
Pages 264
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 155 x 13
Country Singapore
Readership General
Authors Ben-Naim, Arieh (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel)