Per Bak
Danish theoretical physicist
Per Bak was a Danish theoretical physicist who coauthored the 1987 academic paper that coined the term "self-organized criticality." Wikipedia
Born: December 8, 1948, Brønderslev, Denmark
Died: October 16, 2002 (age 53 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Notable student: Mogens Høgh Jensen
Partner: Maya Paczuski
Research interests: Critical phenomena and Complex systems