Professor Eddington has recently remarked that 'The law that entropy always increases — the second law of thermodynamics — holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of nature'. It is not a little instructive that so similar a law [the fundamental theorem of natural selection] should hold the supreme position among the biological sciences.


On the fundamental theorem of natural selection, Ch. 2, p. 36 - The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (1930)

Ronald Fisher Quotes

Professor Eddington has recently remarked that 'The law that entropy always increases — the second law of thermodynamics — holds, I think, the...

Professor Eddington has recently remarked that 'The law that entropy always increases — the second law of thermodynamics — holds, I think, the...

Professor Eddington has recently remarked that 'The law that entropy always increases — the second law of thermodynamics — holds, I think, the...

Professor Eddington has recently remarked that 'The law that entropy always increases — the second law of thermodynamics — holds, I think, the...