The Thermodynamic Universe

The progress of Science has had its share of twists and turns, whether it be at the beginning of the nineteenth century or the beginning of the twentieth century, in more recent times. On these two occasions new ideas had to be invoked, indeed were forced upon us which led to a paradigm shift􀀀􀀀the Atomic Theory and its consequences in the nineteenth century and Relativity and Quantum Theory in the twentieth century. After a century of dedicated and even frenetic work by some of the greatest minds in the world, it is now becoming apparent that we have reached yet another such turning point.