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03 Jul 03 - 01:12 AM (#975721) Subject: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine From: Amos 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 . A |
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03 Jul 03 - 03:47 PM (#976152) Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine From: Peter T. 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. |
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03 Jul 03 - 03:57 PM (#976159) Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine From: Amos Yes...but his memes regenerate and live on!! A |
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04 Jul 03 - 02:36 AM (#976444) Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine From: Greycap That's really applicable to a music thread - I'm impressed. |
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04 Jul 03 - 05:02 AM (#976501) Subject: RE: Obit: The Great Ilya Prigogine From: Steve Parkes Flanders and Swan set the laws of thermodynamics to music: what better bona fides could you want? Steve Parkes, BA (Open) |