In thermodynamics, Francis Weston Sears (1898-1975) was an American physicist noted a number of thermodynamics textbooks. [1] Sears is widely known also for his University Physics textbook written with American physicist Mark Zemansky, often referred to as Sears and Zemansky, a 1632-page textbook, in its 12th edition, as of 2007.
Education
Sears was a professor at the MIT school of thermodynamics from 1921 to 1955, thereafter teaching at Dartmouth College.
Quotes
The following are related quotes:
“There is no concept in the whole field of physics which is more difficult to understand than is the concept of entropy, nor is there one which is more fundamental.”
— Francis Sears (1950), Principles of Physics [2]
References
1. (a) Sears, Francis W. (1950). An Introduction to Thermodynamics, the Kinetic Theory of Gases and Statistical Mechanics. Addison Wesley.
(b) Sears, Francis W. (1963). Thermodynamics: an Introductory Text for Engineering Students (2nd ed). Addison Wesley.
(b) Sears, Francis W. (1975). Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Thermodynamics (3rd ed). Addison Wesley.
2. Sears, Francis W. (1950). Principles of Physics I: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound (pg. 459). Addison-Wesley.
External links
● Francis Sears – Wikipedia.
