  This comprehensive treatise is written for the special occasion of the
author's 70th birthday. It presents his lifelong endeavors and reflections with
original reasoning and re-interpretations of the most critical and misleading
issues in thermodynamics; since now, we have the advantage to look at the
historical developments more comprehensively and objectively than the pioneers.
Starting from Carnot (grandfather of thermodynamics-to-be) to Kelvin and
Clausius (fathers of thermodynamics), and other followers, the most relevant
issues are critically examined and put in historical and contemporary
perspective. From original reasoning of energy forcing and displacement to
logical proofs of the fundamental laws, to ubiquity of thermal motion and heat,
and indestructibility of entropy, including the new concept of "thermal
roughness" and the inevitability of dissipative irreversibility, to "dissecting
Carnot true reversible-equivalency" and critical concept of "Carnot-Clausius
heat-work equivalency (CCHWE)" regarding the interchangeability of heat and
work, and to demonstrating "no hope" for the "challengers" of the Second Law of
thermodynamics, among others, are offered. It is hoped that the novel
contributions presented will enhance comprehension and resolve some of the
fundamental issues, as well as promote collaboration and future progress.
