Ilya Prigogine
Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate
Born
January 25th, 1917
108 years ago
Died
May 28th, 2003
21 years ago — 86 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Belgium
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Contributions to thermodynamics and physical chemistry included the formulation of the theory of dissipative structures. This work highlighted the behavior of complex systems far from equilibrium. Served as director of the International Solvay Institutes and held a professorship at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In 1977, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributions that advanced the understanding of thermodynamic processes.
Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1977
Formulated the theory of dissipative structures
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