Yantra-Vigyaan Advaita: The Non-dualism of Science and Technology
Yantra-Vigyaan Advaita: The Non-dualism of Science and Technology It is impossible to construct an engine which will work in a complete cycle, and produce no effect except the raising of a weight and cooling of a heat reservoir . The reader may not be faulted for concluding that this is one of those perfunctory disclaimers in an automobile, refrigerator or a pump repair manual. Perhaps written uninspiringly by a dreary mechanic plodding through a listless day at work. In that case, you may be surprised to learn that this single statement is pivotal to explaining profound conundrums such as why time seems to only move forward, how even black holes can emit radiation, the nature of life itself, and why it is extremely unlikely that Humpty Dumpty will spontaneously come together after the fall. This statement is the second law of thermodynamics expressed by none other than the father of quantum theory, Max Plank. This veritable law of nature is perhaps more familiar to non-scie...