Physics I / Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy

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Order these milestones in the history of entropy and the second law.

Shannon connects entropy to information theory
Clausius defines entropy: $dS = \delta Q_{rev}/T$
Boltzmann gives statistical definition: $S = k_B \ln \Omega$
Planck formulates the third law of thermodynamics
Carnot introduces concept of maximum engine efficiency

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The engine analysis preceded the naming of the quantity.
The information-theory connection came last, in the twentieth century.

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Carnot introduces concept of maximum engine efficiency
Clausius defines entropy: $dS = \delta Q_{rev}/T$
Boltzmann gives statistical definition: $S = k_B \ln \Omega$
Planck formulates the third law of thermodynamics
Shannon connects entropy to information theory

Why

Carnot (1824), Clausius (1865), Boltzmann (1877), Planck (1911), Shannon (1948).

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