Ludwig Boltzmann : Austrian Physicist, Philosopher, Statistical Mechanist, Definer of Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

February 20, 1844 — September 5, 1906

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...an Austrian physicist and philosopher. His greatest achievements were the development of statistical mechanics, and the statistical explanation of the second law of thermodynamics. In 1877 he provided the current definition of entropy.

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