Maxwell's demon and the history of the second law of thermodynamics
Ross H. McKenzie (noreply@blogger.com)
I recently reread Warmth Disperses and Time Passes: The History of Heat by Hans Christian von Baeyer
As a popular book, it provides a beautiful and enthralling account of the discovery of the first and second laws of thermodynamics. The book is a great companion to teaching and learning thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The narrative is unified by the puzzle of Maxwell's demon.
Aside: The book was first published in 1998 with the title Maxwell's Demon. My guess is that the publisher...