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By organizing an international symposium on the conceptual foundations of thermodynamics thirty years after the passing away of professor Joseph Henry Keenan, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology intends to honor this distinguished scientist who served on the faculty of its Mechanical Engineering Department for 43 years and effectively started an innovative school of thought on thermodynamics.
The symposium featured open discussions among international experts about conceptual, foundational and philosophical issues, enigmas, paradoxes and open questions regarding the role that the second law of thermodynamics plays in natural sciences, including physics, biology, energy, engineering, quantum information, micro and nanotechnology, and cosmology.
Videos

The Second Law and Biophysics
Jul 24, 2013
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2744 views

Foundations of the Second Law
Jul 24, 2013
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4025 views

The Second Law and Quantum Physics
Jul 24, 2013
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3451 views

The Second Law and Statistical Mechanics
Jul 24, 2013
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3270 views

Frontiers of the Second Law
Jul 24, 2013
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3250 views

The Second Law and Energy (Panel)
Jul 24, 2013
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3341 views

J.H. Keenan’s Contribution to Thermodynamics
Jul 24, 2013
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2982 views

The Second Law and Cosmology
Jul 24, 2013
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6839 views

Teaching the Second Law
Jul 24, 2013
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3148 views