Ilya Prigogine

Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate

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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