Page 56 - DK Life Stories Albert Einstein by AELC
P. 56
Albert also studied
aspects of thermodynamics
and gravity. He was
helped in this research
by an old friend of
his named Marcel
Grossmann. Marcel was
the fellow student at the
Zurich Polytechnic who
took notes during the
Marcel Grossmann
lectures that Albert
refused to attend, and then let Albert review
them later on. Albert trusted Marcel completely,
sharing his new ideas in the hope that Marcel
would give him valuable feedback.
WHAT IS THERMODYNAMICS?
Thermodynamics is the study of temperature in relation to
energy. It deals with the movement of energy from one place
to another, and the change from one form to another. Heat
is considered the flow of energy that can be turned into
a specific amount to be used for work. “Work” is what
happens in order to change something about an object.
54
US_050-061_Albert_Einstein_Chapter_5.indd 54 27/06/18 12:43 PM
