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John Scales Avery

John Scales Avery (May 26, 1933 – January 4, 2024) was an American theoretical chemist noted for his research publications in quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, evolution, and history of science. Since the early 1990s, Avery had been an active world peace activist. During these years, he was part of a group associated with the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. In 1995, this group received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. He was an Associate Professor in quantum chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. His 2003 book Information Theory and Evolution set forth the view that the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, including human cultural evolution, has its background situated over thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. Avery died on January 4, 2024, at the age of 90.[1]

John Scales Avery

(1933-05-26)May 26, 1933

January 4, 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 90)

Early life[edit]

Avery was born in Lebanon on May 26, 1933,[2] to American parents. Avery's parents were both born in the United States, in the state of Michigan, where they studied at the University of Michigan. His father studied medicine while his mother studied bacteriology. After graduation, his parents did research together at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Later, his father did research in a borderline area between physics and medicine with Arthur Holly Compton, discoverer of the "Compton effect", at the University of Chicago. In 1926, his father moved the family to Beirut, where his father worked as a professor of anatomy at the American University of Beirut. The family stayed in Beirut until the start of World War II. It was during these tumultuous years that John Scales Avery was born.

1950 – graduated, , Andover, Mass.

Phillips Academy

1954 – B.Sc., physics,

M.I.T

1955 – M.Sc., physics,

University of Chicago

1965 – Ph.D., theoretical chemistry,

Imperial College, London

Avery, John. (2012). Information Theory and Evolution. World Scientific. (2nd Edition)

Avery, John. (2005). Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, 2nd Ed. (PDF, 375 pgs.). Copenhagen: H.C. Orsted Institute.

Science and Society

Avery, John. (2004). – an introductory book. (PDF, 135 pgs.). University of Copenhagen: Pari New Learning Publications.

Calculus and Differential Equations

Avery, John. (2002). (PDF, 272 pgs.) Danish Peace Academy: Danish Pugwash Group.

Space-Age Science and Stone-Age Politics

Avery, John (1997) Progress, Poverty and Population, Frank Cass, London, (1997)

Scientific books:


As well as more than 150 [www.ki.ku.dk/dokumenter/PDF/Publications-JS-Avery.pdf].

- Overview

Biography

– faculty page, University of Copenhagen

John Avery

- Danish Peace Academy

John Avery List Publications

Official Site

www.johnavery.info/