The functional order maintained within living systems seems to defy the Second Law; nonequilibrium thermodynamics describes how such systems come to … - Ilya Prigogine

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The functional order maintained within living systems seems to defy the Second Law; nonequilibrium thermodynamics describes how such systems come to terms with entropy.

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About Ilya Prigogine

Ilya Prigogine (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist of Russian-Jewish origin, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility. Prigogine's work most notably earned him the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, as well as the Francqui Prize in 1955 and the Rumford Medal in 1976.

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Native Name: Ilya Romanovich Prigogine Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин
Alternative Names: Ilya Romanovich Prigozhin Ilya R. Prigozhin Ilya R Prigozhin I. R. Prigozhin I R Prigozhin IR Prigozhin I. Prigozhin I Prigozhin Prigozhin Prigozhin I Prigozhin I. Prigozhin I. R. Prigozhin IR Ilya R. Prigogine Ilya R Prigogine I. R. Prigogine I R Prigogine IR Prigogine I. Prigogine I Prigogine Prigogine Prigogine I Prigogine I. Prigogine I. R. Prigogine IR
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