Boris Belousov

Boris Belousov was a Soviet biochemist known for discovering the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction, a chemical process that creates vivid, repeating color changes without external input. This reaction is an example of a non-equilibrium thermodynamic system, where chemical substances undergo oscillating reactions, demonstrating how complex, dynamic patterns can emerge in chemistry. His work challenged traditional ideas that chemical reactions tend toward equilibrium and paved the way for studying chemical oscillations, reaction-diffusion systems, and the broader field of nonlinear dynamics in chemistry.