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Adrian Bejan (MIT, 1971, 1972, 1975) is an American professor and discoverer of the constructal law of design evolution in nature. He is J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor at Duke University. He published more than 620 articles, 29 books and is in top 100 of most cited engineers in the world. He is a member of the Academy of Europe, and received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries.

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	Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), J. Peder Zane 3.58 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Physics of Life: The Evolution of Everything 3.25 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convection Heat Transfer 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1984 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom and Evolution: Hierarchy in Nature, Society and Science 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1988 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Design with Constructal Theory by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), Sylvie Laurent 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heat Transfer 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diversity through Freedom it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thermal Design and Optimization by Adrian Bejan (Goodreads Author), George Tsatsaronis, Michael J. Moran 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entropy Generation Minimization (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In this video, Adrian Bejan turns the S-curve into a lesson about innovation. He explains that anything useful spreads in the same S shape, growing slowly, then quickly, then slowly again, until it reaches a plateau where the maker runs into trouble. The way out, he argues, is to replace the old with something new before the curve flattens, thereby launching a fresh S-curve and keeping the company

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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.”
― Adrian Bejan, Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organization

tags: constructal-law, evolution, thermodynamics, universal-darwinism

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Time and Beauty: Why Time Flies And Beauty Never Dies, Adrian Bejan”
― Adrian Bejan

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