How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Stephen Wolfram
Abstract
A history of the origins and advances in the study of the Second Law of thermodynamics, prompted by new progress through the Wolfram Physics Project. Incorporates screenshots of dozens of primary documents.
Topics & Concepts
ThermodynamicsSecond law of thermodynamicsLaws of thermodynamicsStatistical physicsMathematical economicsLawEconomicsNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsPhysicsPolitical scienceAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics