A Brief History of Thermodynamics Notation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1997
Abstract
This paper gives a brief history of thermodynamic notation for the energy, E, enthalpy, H, entropy, S, Gibbs energy, G, Helmholtz energy, A, work, W, heat, Q, pressure, P, volume, V, and temperature, T. In particular, the paper answers the question, "Where did the symbol S for entropy come from?"
Repository Citation
Battino, R.,
Wood, S. E.,
& Strong, L. E.
(1997). A Brief History of Thermodynamics Notation. Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (3), 304-305.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/chemistry/81
DOI
10.1021/ed074p304
