Difference between revisions of "Entropy"

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Entropy is a measure of disorder in a system, first postulated by Lazare Carnot in 1803.

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-Entropy is a measure of disorder in a system.
+Entropy is a measure of disorder in a system, first postulated by [[Lazare Carnot]] in 1803.
-The discovery of entropy is remarkably recent.  By comparison, it is more recent than Darwin's proposal of a theory of evolution.  Because theories of entropy contradict theories of evolution, it is likely that full development of theories of entropy have been restrained by evolutionists.
+==See also==
-The [[history of entropy|history of the development of entropy]] is a fascinating topic in itself.
+* [[history of entropy|History of the development of entropy]]