Richard C. Tolman
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Richard Chace Tolman (March 4, 1881 – September 5, 1948) was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who made many contributions to statistical mechanics.[1] He also made important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity. He was a professor of physical chemistry and mathematical physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
American physicist (1881–1948)
Richard C. Tolman | |
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 Richard C. Tolman in 1945 | |
| Born | (1881-03-04)March 4, 1881 West Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1948(1948-09-05) (aged 67) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry Statistical Mechanics Cosmology |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | The Electromotive Force Produced in Solutions by Centrifugal Action (1910) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Amos Noyes |
| Doctoral students | Allan C. G. Mitchell Linus Pauling |