Thermodynamics
Mokyr's history of economics.
01 · Lotka 1925 — the World Engine
Foundations
- Ludwig Boltzmann — thermodynamic entropy, S = k log W
- Alfred J. Lotka — maximum power, dE/dt → max
Topics
Research
Writing
Ashby's Variety & Shannon's Entropy - A History
Shannon, Bourbaki and his journal: where Ashby's variety came from
Ashby's Variety & Shannon's Entropy
Variety, entropy, information, and the regulator as a correction channel
Call it entropy...no one knows what entropy really is.
A limit accepted, and the law of requisite variety
The mystery of economic growth