He contended that the laws of thermodynamics operated from the birth of the universe and envisaged a dynamic process that saw the organisation and evolution of the solar system and other structures, followed by a gradual "heat death".
他强调说，热力学定律从宇宙诞生起就在运作，并设想了一个动态的过程，其中太阳系和其他结构的形成和演变，随后则是一个逐渐的“热死亡”。