The Physics of Life. The Evolution of Everything in the World

Adrian Bejan — Ph.D. in physics and mathematics, specialist in engineering sciences, thermodynamics, and entropy, one of the most cited scientists in the world, Johnson Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University, author of 30 books and over 685 scientific articles, author of the law of evolution of flow systems; awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in 2018; holder of several other prestigious scientific awards. What lies at the root of great ideas? What are the deep properties of all living things? What laws do all objects of the living and non-living nature obey? Everything is fundamentally tuned to exist as long as possible, have enough nutrition, heat, energy, and the ability to move in the chosen direction. This is based on physical laws and is proven by Adrian Bejan, reasoning about the stability of natural and socio-economic systems, food, water, and fuel supplies, and critiquing how the world interprets power and freedom. The author advocates the absolute applicability of physics in all fields, from culture and sports to politics, and using the tools of natural science, exposes the principles of operation of all superstructures. He explains what evolution means in every context and draws parallels with the evolution of life in its biological sense. The reader will see that the phenomenon of evolution is much broader and older than the evolutionary schemes supporting the biosphere, which will help to look at the planet and its future in a new way.