Briefest History of Time - The History of Histories of Time and the Misconstrued Association Between Entropy and Time

This book considers the history of time and how entropy and the second law of thermodynamics are not related to time, and it critiques popular science books on time by Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time and A Briefer History of Time), Sean Carroll (From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time), and Paul Frampton (Did Time Begin? Will Time End?). It addresses what time is; what the history of something is, using examples such as the history of mankind, beauty, and the theory of evolution; brief histories of space and time; and entropy and the second law of thermodynamics and their relationship to time. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

List of contents

Preface; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; What is Time?; What is a History of Something?; The Briefest History of Space; The Briefest History of Time; Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; The History of Histories of Time; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Product details

• Authors: Arieh Ben-Naim, Arieh Ben-Naim, Arieh (Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem Ben-naim, Arieh (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem Ben-naim
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9789814749855
• ISBN: 978-981-4749-85-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 438 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; popular science, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Time, History of Science, Time (chronology), time systems & standards, Time (chronology), time systems and standards