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Entropy Quotes

Question: Who governs the governors? Answer: Entropy

Frank Herbert (2017). “The Dosadi Experiment and The Eyes of Heisenberg: Two Classic Works of Science Fiction”, p.123, Tor Science Fiction

Entropy is the price of structure.

"Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with Nature". Book by Ilya Prigogine and Isabelle Stengers (pp. 283-284), 1984.

The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum.

Rudolf Clausius (1867). “The Mechanical Theory of Heat: With Its Applications to the Steam-engine and to the Physical Properties of Bodies”, p.365

The energy of the universe is constant.

"Ueber Verschiedene fur die Anwendung Bequeme Formen der Hauptgleichungen der Mechanischen Warmetheorie" (1865).

Entropy requires no maintenance.

Robert Anton Wilson (1992). “Reality is what You Can Get Away with: A Screenplay”, Dell Books

Millions for nonsense, but not one cent for entropy.

Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”

The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets - or if you prefer, a story of entropy.

William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.76, Macmillan

Jacob's room is the place entropy goes to die.

Jodi Picoult (2010). “House Rules: A Novel”, p.93, Simon and Schuster