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booksmithscientist's review
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Loved it! The writing itself is easy to follow for scientific minds or not and is very engaging. My only criticism is that I would have preferred more emphasis on environmental factors described in the epilogue but, alas, that's a job for another book!
prynne31's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I want to reread it already because there was such good information here. Really helped me to connect some ideas!
Need to get a physical copy so I can use the bibliography.
Need to get a physical copy so I can use the bibliography.
miguelf's review against another edition
5.0
Great overview unravelling the major steps and breakthroughs throughout the last two centuries to better understanding the properties of energy and temperature. It’s one of those books that can be approached as a compendium of mini biographies of famous scientists, but Sen weaves them all together in a very cohesive story. I wish I could have read this before taking certain engineering courses as I think it would have given a better appreciation of the bigger picture behind a lot of thermodynamic concepts. The eBook has a lot of great illustrations and photos that round out the overall story as well.
indyreadrosa's review against another edition
5.0
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.