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Adrian Bejan, born on September 24, 1948, is an esteemed professor known for his profound research in thermodynamics and complex system theory. His work has had a significant impact on various fields such as engineering, physics, and biology.

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“For a finite-size flow system to persist in time (to live), its configuration must evolve in such a way that provides easier access to the currents that flow through it.”

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Book:Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

Source: Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

“For a finite-size system to persist in time (to live), it must evolve in such a way that it provides easier access to the imposed currents that flow through it.”

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Book:Convection in Porous Media

Source: Convection in Porous Media

“Flow systems have two basic features (properties). There is the current that is flowing (for example, fluid, heat, mass, or information) and the design through which it flows.”

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Book:Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

Source: Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

“The designs we see in nature are not the result of chance. They rise naturally, spontaneously, because they enhance access to flow.”

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Author:Adrian Bejan

“Serendipity is the way to make discoveries, by accident but also by sagacity, of things one is not in quest of. Based on experience, knowledge, it is the creative exploitation of the unforeseen.”

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“The fact that the same proportionalities rule optimal running, flying and swimming is not a coincidence rather it is an illustration of the fact that a universal principle is involved.”

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Born: September 24, 1948
Known for: Professor
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