"I wish I could convey to you the amazing power of this conception of entropy in scientific research. From the property that entropy must always increase, practical methods of measuring it have been found. The chain of deductions from this simple law have been almost illimitable... equally successful in... theoretical physics and the practical tasks of the engineer. ...It is not concerned with the nature of the individual; it is interested in him only as a component of the crowd. ...[T]he method is applicable in fields of research where our ignorance has scarcely begun to lift ..."
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