Harvey_S._Leff
Harvey S. Leff
American physicist and physics teacher (1937–2023)
Harvey S. Leff (July 24, 1937 – December 30, 2023) was an American physicist and physics teacher who is known primarily for his research and expository articles in physics, focusing on energy, entropy, Maxwell's demon, and the foundations of thermodynamics. He introduced the 'energy spreading' metaphor for entropy change.[1][2] Leff died on December 30, 2023, at the age of 86.[3]