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Willard Gibbs: The Whole Is Simpler Than Its Parts

Willard Gibbs: The Whole Is Simpler Than Its Parts

Rukeyser, Muriel
Popova, Maria

Hardcover

Biographies General19th Century United States History

Publisher Price: $32.00

ISBN10: 1961341158
ISBN13: 9781961341159
Publisher: Marginalian Editions
Published: Apr 22 2025
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.59
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

Marginalian Editions presents a groundbreaking poet's biography of the forgotten scientist who founded physical chemistry, shaping much of the 20th century--and an ingenious, expansive treatise on American creativity, character, and remembrance.

Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) was an American visionary whose work shaped a century of science by bridging classical mechanics and quantum physics. A kindly and shy bachelor who lectured at Yale in relative obscurity for more than thirty years, he single-handedly created the field of physical chemistry without ever completing a single experiment. Gibbs's visionary work enabled future scientists to predict what states a substance can assume and under what conditions--the implications for industry, agriculture, and warfare were vast. Hailed by Einstein as the greatest mind in American history, Gibbs remained essentially unknown.

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