J. Willard Gibbs
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| J. Willard Gibbs | |
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| Born | February 11, 1839 New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | April 28, 1903 (aged 64) New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Fields | Chemical thrmodynamics |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Gibbs energy |
Josiah Willard Gibbs, Jr. (February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903) was an American physicist and mathemetician.
Notes and references
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References
Selected writings
Much of Gibbs' scientific work is reprinted in The Scientific Papers of J. Willard Gibbs; Bumstead, Henry Andrews; Gibbs van Name, Ralph, Eds.; Longmans, Green: London, 1906, <http://www.archive.org/details/scientificpaper00gibbgoog> (2 vols.)
- Gibbs, J. W. Graphical Methods in the Thermodynamics of Fluids. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 1873, 2, 309–42.
- Gibbs, J. W. A Method of Geometrical Representation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Substances by Means of Surfaces. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 1873, 2, 382–404.
- Gibbs, J. W. On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 1876, 3, 108–248; Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 1878, 3, 343–524.
- Gibbs, J. Willard Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics; Charles Scribner: New York, 1902.
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