second law of thermodynamics

Summary

second law of thermodynamics is a law of thermodynamics^[1]. It draws 1,594 Wikipedia views per month (law_of_thermodynamics category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• second law of thermodynamics is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Carnot^[3].
• second law of thermodynamics's image is recorded as Heat flow hot to cold.svg^[4].
• second law of thermodynamics's instance of is recorded as law of thermodynamics^[5].
• second law of thermodynamics's follows is recorded as first law of thermodynamics^[6].
• second law of thermodynamics's followed by is recorded as third law of thermodynamics^[7].
• second law of thermodynamics's part of is recorded as thermodynamics^[8].
• second law of thermodynamics's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1824-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• second law of thermodynamics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_3r7^[10].
• second law of thermodynamics's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1006563^[11].
• second law of thermodynamics's main subject is recorded as entropy^[12].
• second law of thermodynamics's PSH ID is recorded as 3260^[13].
• second law of thermodynamics's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0213342^[14].
• second law of thermodynamics's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/second-law-of-thermodynamics^[15].
• second law of thermodynamics's BBC Things ID is recorded as 2b5a796e-c288-4637-a618-46aeb6041bf5^[16].
• second law of thermodynamics's Quora topic ID is recorded as Second-Law-of-Thermodynamics^[17].
• second law of thermodynamics's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 064412^[18].
• second law of thermodynamics's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "SecondLawOfThermodynamics"]^[19].
• second law of thermodynamics's derivative work is recorded as Bremermann's limit^[20].
• second law of thermodynamics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].
• second law of thermodynamics's World of Physics ID is recorded as SecondLawofThermodynamics^[22].
• second law of thermodynamics's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 119820323^[23].
• second law of thermodynamics's Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID is recorded as antrasis-termodinamikos-desnis^[24].
• second law of thermodynamics's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 05891642-n^[25].
• second law of thermodynamics's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C119820323^[26].
• second law of thermodynamics's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as chemistry/second-law-of-thermodynamics^[27].

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Works and Contributions

second law of thermodynamics is credited with the discovery of Nicolas Carnot^[3].

Why It Matters

second law of thermodynamics draws 1,594 Wikipedia views per month (law_of_thermodynamics category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]