Ilya Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist born on January 25, 1917 in Russia. He is most renowned for his work on irreversible thermodynamics, which earned him the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His research focused on dissipative structures, which are systems that are able to dissipate energy and create order from disorder.
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Belgian physical Chemist who is best known for his work on irreversible thermodynamics. He was awarded the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into dissipative structures.
Before Fame
He studied chemistry at the Free University of Brussels, where he later became a professor.
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He was born in Russia a few months before the Russian Revolution, and his family was forced to flee several years later due to their criticism of the Soviet Union.
Family Life
He had a son with his wife Maria Prokopowicz after marrying in 1961.
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His theories on determinism conflict with those of Albert Einstein's.