ON February 11 the centenary occurs of the birth of the distinguished American physicist, Josiah Willard Gibbs. Born at New Haven, he was the son of Josiah Gibbs (1790–1861), professor of sacred ...

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a ...

For every 100 U. S. citizens who have heard of Thomas Alva Edison, it would be hard to find one who has heard of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903). Some years ago, however, a gathering of British ...

WILLARD GIBBS — Muriel Rukeyser—Doubleday, Doran ($3.50). “They laugh best who laugh last,” Biographer Rukeyser quotes from William James. “Wait till we’re dead twenty years. Look at ...

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Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a ...

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a ...