Every heat engineer knows he can design his heat engine reliably and accurately on the foundation of the second law [of thermodynamics]. Run alongside one of the molecules, however, and ask it what it thinks of the second law. It… — John Archibald Wheeler Copy Share Image
![“Every heat engineer knows he can design his heat engine reliably and accurately on the foundation of the second law [of thermodynamics]. Run alongside one of the molecules, however, and ask it what it thinks of the second law. It will laugh at us. It never heard of the second law. It does what it…” quote by John Archibald Wheeler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c57/john-archibald-wheeler-17976_accuracy_every-heat-engineer-knows-he-can-design_1326512.jpg)