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An historical tale is told of the author’s involvement with research on the possible application of a principle of maximum entropy production to simulation of the Earth’s climate system. The tale discusses a number of reasons why the principle took so long – and indeed is still taking so long – to become generally acceptable and reasonably respectable.
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Paltridge, G.W. 3 Stumbling into the MEP Racket: An Historical Perspective. In: Kleidon, A., Lorenz, R.D. (eds) Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and the Production of Entropy. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11672906_3
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