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Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell introduced a thought experiment known as Maxwell's demon which proposed a scenario in which the entropy of a closed system could potentially decrease. This paradox lingered for over a century, evoking questions that scientists struggled to resolve. However, in a pivotal moment of scientific advancement at IBM in the 1980s, researchers discovered that entropy is intrinsically linked to information, unraveling the mystery that has baffled many.