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entropy and the arrow of time

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David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks

Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Time zone map with standard time zones and International Date Line

Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

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entropy and the arrow of time

entropy and the arrow of time

Albert Einstein referred to entropy and the second law of thermodynamics as the only...

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pistons in an automobile engine

pistons in an automobile engine

Pistons and cylinders of an automobile engine. When air and gasoline are confined...

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fluctuations

fluctuations

Figure 13: Fluctuations in the number of particles, out of 100, on one side of a...

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