Editing Second law of thermodynamics (section)

== Further reading ==
* Goldstein, Martin, and Inge F., 1993. ''The Refrigerator and the Universe''. Harvard Univ. Press. Chpts. 4–9 contain an introduction to the second law, one a bit less technical than this entry. {{ISBN|978-0-674-75324-2}}
* Leff, Harvey S., and Rex, Andrew F. (eds.) 2003. ''Maxwell's Demon 2 : Entropy, classical and quantum information, computing''. Bristol UK; Philadelphia PA: [[Institute of Physics]]. {{ISBN|978-0-585-49237-7}}
* {{Cite book | first = J.J. | last = Halliwell | title = Physical Origins of Time Asymmetry| publisher = Cambridge | year = 1994| isbn = 978-0-521-56837-1}}(technical).
* {{cite book |title=Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat and on Machines Fitted to Develop That Power |last=Carnot |first=Sadi |editor=[[Robert Henry Thurston|Thurston, Robert Henry]] |year=1890 |publisher=J. Wiley & Sons |location=New York }} ([https://books.google.com/books?id=tgdJAAAAIAAJ full text of 1897 ed.]) ([http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/carnot/1943/ html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818073812/http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/carnot/1943/ |date=2007-08-18 }})
* Stephen Jay Kline (1999). ''The Low-Down on Entropy and Interpretive Thermodynamics'', La Cañada, CA: DCW Industries. {{ISBN|1-928729-01-0}}.
* {{cite book | last1 = Kostic | first1 = M | year = 2011 | title = Revisiting The Second Law of Energy Degradation and Entropy Generation: From Sadi Carnot's Ingenious Reasoning to Holistic Generalization | journal = AIP Conf. Proc. | volume = 1411 | issue = 1| pages = 327–350 | doi = 10.1063/1.3665247 | isbn = 978-0-7354-0985-9 | bibcode = 2011AIPC.1411..327K | series = AIP Conference Proceedings | citeseerx = 10.1.1.405.1945 }} also at [https://web.archive.org/web/20130420222450/http://www.kostic.niu.edu/2ndLaw/Revisiting%20The%20Second%20Law%20of%20Energy%20Degradation%20and%20Entropy%20Generation%20-%20From%20Carnot%20to%20Holistic%20Generalization-4.pdf].