Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine

Subject: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine
From: Amos
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 01:12 AM

The Russian who became known as the Poet of Thermodynamics has passed away; cause of death not yet reported according to the Washington Post.

Prigogine (1917–2003)  was responsible for such wonderful titles as "From Being to Becoming: Time and Complexity in the Physical Sciences," "Order Out of Chaos" and "The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos and the New Laws of Nature."


See this story in the Post .

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Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine
From: Peter T.
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 03:47 PM

I guess he couldn't keep the far-from-equilibrium dynamic going on forever (which of us can?). Dat Ol' Debbil Entropy Gonna Getcha, Shure.
yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine
From: Amos
Date: 03 Jul 03 - 03:57 PM

Yes...but his memes regenerate and live on!!

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Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine
From: Greycap
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 02:36 AM

That's really applicable to a music thread - I'm impressed.

Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 04 Jul 03 - 05:02 AM

Flanders and Swan set the laws of thermodynamics to music: what better bona fides could you want?

Steve Parkes, BA (Open)