Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics an

"On the Conservation of Force" by Hermann von Helmholtz (translated by Edmund Atkinson). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles th

On January 5, 1845, the Prussian cultural minister received a request by a group of six young men to form a new Physical Society in Berlin. In fields from therm