| RefNo | DRW/1/1/74 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Draft of Thermodynamics Book, authored by Douglas Robert Wilkie |
| Creator | Wilkie; Douglas Robert (1922 - 1998); physiologist |
| Date | 1972 |
| Description | Comprises notes and draft chapters for Wilkie's book ‘Thermodynamics Does Work', treating energy and the first law of thermodynamics; work, entropy, & the second law of thermodynamics; isothermal systems; heat engines; chemical reactions; non-isothermal processes; what we don't know; and thermodynamics of open systems. Arranged by chapter, with dividers, featuring extensive notes by Wilkie.
Also included is a file of correspondence documenting Wilkie's pursuit of advice and assistance from the Leslie Fleetwood Bates FRS, Chairman of The Symbols Committee of the Royal Society, for the best way to clarify confusing terminology. |
| Extent | 1 File |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4874 | Wilkie; Douglas Robert (1922 - 1998); physiologist | 1922 - 1998 |
| NA6050 | Bates; Leslie Fleetwood (1897 - 1978) | 1897 - 1978 |