Hot Molecules, Cold Electrons : From the Mathematics of Heat to the Development of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable /

An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cableHeat, like gravity, shapes nearly every aspect of our world and universe, from how milk dissolves in coffee to how molten planets cool. The heat equation, a c...

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Main Author:	Nahin, Paul J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020] ©2020
Subjects:	Heat equation. Heat. Mathematical physics > History > 19th century. Telegraph cables > History. Transatlantic cables > History. SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics. Atlantic cable equation. History of science and technology. termodynamika elektronické dokumenty
ISBN:	9780691199948
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