How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Stephen Wolfram
JANUARY 31, 2023
But in 1834, Émile Clapeyron (1799–1864)—a rather distinguished French engineering professor (and steam engine designer)—wrote a paper entitled “ Memoir on the Motive Power of Heat ”. His book is mostly words, with just a few formulas related to the behavior of ideal gases, and some tables of actual parameters for particular materials.
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