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Prigogine

American  
[pri-goh-zhin, pree-gaw-zheen, pryi-gaw-zhin] / prɪˈgoʊ ʒɪn, pri gɔˈʒin, pryɪˈgɔ ʒɪn /

noun

  1. Ilya 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1977.

Prigogine British  
/ priɡoʒin /

noun

  1. Viscount Ilya (ilja). 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel prize for chemistry 1977 for his work on nonequilibrium thermodynamics

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This is an antidote to pessimism that belongs with the works of Joseph Schumpeter, Thomas Kuhn and Ilya Prigogine.

From Nature • Jul. 11, 2013

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