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Josiah Willard Gibbs

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Gender Male
Death121 years ago
Date of birth February 11,1839
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Date of died April 28,1903
DiedNew Haven
Connecticut
United States
ThesisOn the form of the teeth of wheels in spur gearing (1863)
Known for Chemical thermodynamics
Chemical potential
Job Physicist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Chemist
Awards Rumford Prize
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
InfluencRudolf Clausius; James Clerk Maxwell; Ludwig Boltzmann; Jules Moutier
Siblings Julia Gibbs
Parents Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr.
Mary Anna Van Cleve
Education Yale University
Heidelberg University
Yale College
Hopkins School
Sheffield Scientific School
Place of burialGrove St Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Influence Ludwig Boltzmann
James Clerk Maxwell
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Date of Upd.
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The Scientific Papers of J. Willard Gibbs
Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
Scientific Papers
On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances
Vector Analysis: A Text-book for the Use of Students of Mathematics and Physics, Founded Upon the Lectures of J. Willard Gibbs . . .
Elements of Vector Analysis: Arranged for the Use of Students in Physics
The Early Work of Willard Gibbs in Applied Mechanics
On the Determination of Elliptic Orbits from Three Complete Observations
A Manual Hebrew and English Lexicon, Including the Biblical Chaldee. Designed Particularly for Beginners
The Scientific Papers of J. Willard Gibbs, Ph. D. LL. D. , Formerly Professor of Mathematical Physics in Yale University: Dynamics. Vector Analysis and Multiple Algebra. Electromagnetic Theory of Light, Etc
Memoir of Hubert Anson Newton, 1830-1896: Read Before the National Academy, April, 1897
On Multiple Algebra: An Address Before the Section of Mathematics and Astronomy of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the Buffalo Meeting, August, 1886
Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics, Developed with Especial Reference to the Rational Fo - Scholar's Choice Edition
The Scientific Papers of J. Willard Gibbs V1: Thermodynamics
Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics: With the Rational Foundations of Thermodynamics
Elementary Principles of Statistical Mechanics: Large Print
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Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made significant theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in transforming physical chemistry into a rigorous inductive science.

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