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Jeremy England is an American
physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...
who uses statistical physics arguments to explain the spontaneous emergence of life, and consequently, the modern synthesis of evolution. England terms this process "dissipation-driven adaptation".


Early life

England's mother was the daughter of Polish Jewish
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survivors while his father was a non-observant
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.
, The Times of Israel, October 29, 2015. England was born in
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
until he attended graduate school at
Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
. He now considers himself an Orthodox Jew. England earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from
Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
in 2003. After being awarded a
Rhodes Scholarship The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...
, he studied at
St. John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...
, from 2003 until 2005. He earned his Ph.D. in physics at
Stanford Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is considere ...
in 2009. In 2011, he joined the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
Physics Department as an Assistant Professor. In 2019, he joined
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as a Senior Director in
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and
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.


Theoretical work

England has developed a hypothesis of the physics of the origins of life, that he calls 'dissipation-driven adaptation'. The hypothesis holds that random groups of molecules can self-organize to more efficiently absorb and dissipate heat from the environment. His hypothesis states that such self-organizing systems are an inherent part of the physical world. Pulitzer-Prize winning science historian
Edward J. Larson Edward John Larson (born September 21, 1953, in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American historian and legal scholar. He is university professor of history and holds the Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law at Pepperdine University. He was formerly Herma ...
said that if England can demonstrate his hypothesis to be true, "he could be the next Darwin."


In popular culture

A fictionalized version of England and his 'dissipation-driven adaptation' theory features in
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's novel ''
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''. England, who is an Orthodox Jew and trained
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, has written that he strongly rejects Brown's depiction of him as being a scientist who is unconcerned with spiritual matters.


Awards

England shared
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2021 Irwin Oppenheim Award with Sumantra Sarkar. He is also listed in a Forbes "30 under 30" in science. England was selected as Rhodes Scholar in 2003. Also in 2003, the Hertz Foundation awarded England a Hertz Fellowship.


See also

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* Maximum power principle *
Howard T. Odum Howard Thomas Odum (September 1, 1924 – September 11, 2002), usually cited as H. T. Odum, was an American ecologist. He is known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology, and for his provocative proposals for additional laws of thermod ...


References

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.com seems to have lost most of the content on his profile and lists a broken link to the 2012 30-under-30 in Science. The Hertz Foundation profile mentions the 2018 Forbes 30-under-30. However, neither th
2012
nor th
2018
official listing pages on
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.com list England.


Further reading

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External links


Lab websiteJeremy England discusses his theory of pre-biological evolution and the emergence of complexity in non-living systems
- Interview on the 7th Avenue Project radio show
What is life
lecture by Jeremy England on 9 September 2014 at the Karolinska Institutet {{DEFAULTSORT:England, Jeremy 1982 births Living people American Orthodox Jews American people of Polish-Jewish descent 21st-century American physicists Jewish physicists Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science faculty Harvard College alumni Stanford University alumni American Rhodes Scholars Alumni of St John's College, Oxford