The Many Roots of Complexity Science

The Roots of Rock and Roll go deep into Gospel, Rythmn and Blues, Folk and Bluegrass - even the familiar I-IV-I-V-IV-I chord progressions can be found in Bach and Beethoven. When Elvis Presley and later the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show it was significant because huge audiences tuned in every Sunday night at 8:00. Rock and Roll became a legitimate part of the culture. When the Rolling stones hit the concert circuit, it was significant because they became drugs-sex-rock-and-roll cultural icons of the new social norms.

Here we all sit in the Rock and Roll of Complexity Science. Our roots are in physics, biology, social science, computer science, etc. Collectively we know the “who, what and why” of the key milestones in our fields that impacted complexity: The Roots of Complexity Science. This is a project for all those who wish to participate from the CSSS Class of 07. Who know where the trajectory will lead.

Roots (in Chronological Order)

1977 - Ilya Prigogine wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

For his groundbraking work in non-equilibrium thermodynamics-especially non-dissipative structures. [Chemistry] (Contibuted by J. DeRosa)

1984 - Ilya Prigogine and Isabelle Stengers publish Order out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue with Nature

A brilliant account of the journey from Newtonian science to complex dynamical systems. An emphasis on thermodynamics and dissipative struvtures. One of the works that triggered the study of complexity science. [Chemistry] (Contibuted by J. DeRosa)

Use This Simple Template: (or refine it)

Date - Name(s) of Person(s) followed by Milestone

Description and significance (short text) [Source Discipline(s)] (Contributed by your name) [so we can backtrack to update]

== Team Members == (Hopefully many will contribute)

1. Joe DeRosa