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Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan (24 September 1948, Galaţi, Romania) is an American professor and proponent of the constructal theory of design and evolution in nature.
Adrian Bejan (24 September 1948, Galaţi, Romania) is an American professor and proponent of the constructal theory of design and evolution in nature.
Alexis Thérèse Petit
Alexis Thérèse Petit (October 2, 1791, Vesoul, Haute-Saône - June 21, 1820 in Paris) was a French physicist.
Alexis Thérèse Petit (October 2, 1791, Vesoul, Haute-Saône - June 21, 1820 in Paris) was a French physicist.
Amir Faghri
Amir Faghri is an American professor and leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist, and administrator.
Amir Faghri is an American professor and leader in the engineering profession as an educator, scientist, and administrator.
Athanase Dupre
Athanase Dupre was a French mathematician and physicist noted for his 1860s publications on the mechanical theory of heat; work that was said to have inspired the publications of engineer Franco...
Athanase Dupre was a French mathematician and physicist noted for his 1860s publications on the mechanical theory of heat; work that was said to have inspired the publications of engineer Franco...
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
Bernard H Lavenda
Bernard H Lavenda is a professor of chemical physics at the University of Camerino.
Bernard H Lavenda is a professor of chemical physics at the University of Camerino.
Bernard H. Lavenda
Bernard Howard Lavenda (born September 18, 1945 in New York City) is a professor of chemical physics at the University of Camerino.
Bernard Howard Lavenda (born September 18, 1945 in New York City) is a professor of chemical physics at the University of Camerino.
Constantin Carathéodory
Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodori) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή) (13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greek mathematician.
Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodori) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή) (13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greek mathematician.
Edward A. Guggenheim
Edward Armand Guggenheim (August 11, 1901 in Manchester – 1970) was an English thermodynamicist and professor of chemistry at the University of Reading, noted for his 1933 publication of the M...
Edward Armand Guggenheim (August 11, 1901 in Manchester – 1970) was an English thermodynamicist and professor of chemistry at the University of Reading, noted for his 1933 publication of the M...
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi (; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago...
Enrico Fermi (; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago...
Erwin Schrödinger
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian born physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contribu...
Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian born physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contribu...
Francois Massieu
In thermodynamics, Francois Jacques Dominique Massieu (1832-1896) was a French engineer noted for his two 1869 characteristic functions, each of which known as a Massieu function (the first of w...
In thermodynamics, Francois Jacques Dominique Massieu (1832-1896) was a French engineer noted for his two 1869 characteristic functions, each of which known as a Massieu function (the first of w...
Frederick Rossini
Frederick Dominic Rossini (1899- 1990) was an American thermodynamicist noted for his work in chemical thermodynamics.
Frederick Dominic Rossini (1899- 1990) was an American thermodynamicist noted for his work in chemical thermodynamics.
George N. Hatsopoulos
George Hatsopoulos is a Greek American mechanical engineer noted for his work in thermodynamics.
George Hatsopoulos is a Greek American mechanical engineer noted for his work in thermodynamics.
Gilbert N. Lewis
Gilbert Newton Lewis FRS (October 23, 1875 – March 23, 1946) was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond (see his Lewis dot structures and his 1916 paper "The A...
Gilbert Newton Lewis FRS (October 23, 1875 – March 23, 1946) was an American physical chemist known for the discovery of the covalent bond (see his Lewis dot structures and his 1916 paper "The A...
Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Henri Victor Regnault
Henri Victor Regnault (21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases.
Henri Victor Regnault (21 July 1810 – 19 January 1878) was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties of gases.
Herbert Callen
Herbert B. Callen was an American physicist best known as the author of the textbook Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, the most frequently cited thermodynamic reference...
Herbert B. Callen was an American physicist best known as the author of the textbook Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, the most frequently cited thermodynamic reference...
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science.
Howard Wilson Emmons
Howard Wilson Emmons (1912–1998) was a professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Harvard University.
Howard Wilson Emmons (1912–1998) was a professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Harvard University.
Hugh Everett III
Hugh Everett III (November 11, 1930 – July 19, 1982) was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" fo...
Hugh Everett III (November 11, 1930 – July 19, 1982) was an American physicist who first proposed the many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum physics, which he termed his "relative state" fo...
Ilya Prigogine
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine (Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин, Ilya Romanovich Prigozhin) (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate noted for his work on dis...
Ilya, Viscount Prigogine (Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин, Ilya Romanovich Prigozhin) (25 January 1917 – 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist and Nobel Laureate noted for his work on dis...
Jacob Bekenstein
Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב בקנשטיין) (born May 1, 1947) is an Israeli theoretical physicist who has contributed to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of t...
Jacob David Bekenstein (Hebrew: יעקב בקנשטיין) (born May 1, 1947) is an Israeli theoretical physicist who has contributed to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of t...
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell of Glenlair (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician.
James Clerk Maxwell of Glenlair (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician.
James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on an equation of state for gases and liquids.
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on an equation of state for gases and liquids.
John Scales Avery
John Scales Avery (born in 1933 in Lebanon to American parents) is a theoretical chemist noted for his research publications in quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, evolution, and history of science.
John Scales Avery (born in 1933 in Lebanon to American parents) is a theoretical chemist noted for his research publications in quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, evolution, and history of science.
Joseph Black
Joseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.
Joseph Black FRSE FRCPE FPSG (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physician and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide.
Joseph Henry Keenan
Joseph Henry Keenan (August 24, 1900 - July 17, 1977) was an American thermodynamicist and mechanical engineer noted for his work in the calculation of steam tables, research in jet-rocket propu...
Joseph Henry Keenan (August 24, 1900 - July 17, 1977) was an American thermodynamicist and mechanical engineer noted for his work in the calculation of steam tables, research in jet-rocket propu...
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong was a chemical engineer, most famous for his role in the development of the Redlich–Kwong equation of state.
Joseph Neng Shun Kwong was a chemical engineer, most famous for his role in the development of the Redlich–Kwong equation of state.
Josiah Willard Gibbs
Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made important theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American scientist who made important theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
Jürgen Gmehling
Jürgen Gmehling is a German professor of technical and industrial chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
Jürgen Gmehling is a German professor of technical and industrial chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg.
Keith Burton
William Keith Burton (12 October 1922 - 30 December 1996) was English electrical engineer and theoretical physicist notable, according to American physical chemist Robert Alberty, for the public...
William Keith Burton (12 October 1922 - 30 December 1996) was English electrical engineer and theoretical physicist notable, according to American physical chemist Robert Alberty, for the public...
Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Lazare Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot, the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot, the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, was a French politician, engineer, and mathematician.
Ludwig Boltzmann
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics.
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann was an Austrian physicist famous for his founding contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics.
Max Planck
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, ForMemRS, was a German physicist who discovered quantum physics, initiating a revolution in natural science and philosophy.
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, ForMemRS, was a German physicist who discovered quantum physics, initiating a revolution in natural science and philosophy.
Merle Randall
Merle Randall (1888-1950) was an American physical chemist famous for his work, over the period of 25 years, in measuring free energy calculations of compounds with Gilbert N. Lewis.
Merle Randall (1888-1950) was an American physical chemist famous for his work, over the period of 25 years, in measuring free energy calculations of compounds with Gilbert N. Lewis.
Morton Gurtin
Morton E. Gurtin is a mechanical engineer who became a mathematician and de facto mathematical physicist.
Morton E. Gurtin is a mechanical engineer who became a mathematician and de facto mathematical physicist.
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French military engineer who, in his 1824 book Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, gave the first successful theoretical account of heat engines, now k...
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French military engineer who, in his 1824 book Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, gave the first successful theoretical account of heat engines, now k...
Otto Redlich
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Otto Redlich (4 November 1896–14 August 1978) was an Austrian physical chemist and chemical engineer who is best known for his development of equations of state like Redlich-Kwong equation.
Paul Chun (professor)
Paul W. Chun is a professor emeritus at the University of Florida.
Paul W. Chun is a professor emeritus at the University of Florida.
Percy Williams Bridgman
Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.
Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures.
Peter Guthrie Tait
Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE (28 April 1831 – 4 July 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wr...
Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE (28 April 1831 – 4 July 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wr...
Richard Sears McCulloh
Richard Sears McCulloh (18 March 1818–1894) was an American civil engineer and professor of mechanics and thermodynamics at the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.
Richard Sears McCulloh (18 March 1818–1894) was an American civil engineer and professor of mechanics and thermodynamics at the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.
Robert Ulanowicz
Robert Edward Ulanowicz is an American theoretical ecologist and philosopher who is best known for his search for a unified theory of ecology.
Robert Edward Ulanowicz is an American theoretical ecologist and philosopher who is best known for his search for a unified theory of ecology.
Rudolf Clausius
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (Born Rudolf Gottlieb, 2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888), was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the scienc...
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (Born Rudolf Gottlieb, 2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888), was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the scienc...
Satyendra Nath Bose
Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic rad...
Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian mathematician and physicist noted for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in developing a theory regarding the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic rad...
Sven Erik Jørgensen
Sven Erik Jørgensen (b. August 29th, 1934 in Copenhagen) is an ecologist and chemist.
Sven Erik Jørgensen (b. August 29th, 1934 in Copenhagen) is an ecologist and chemist.
Thermodynamicist
In thermodynamics, a thermodynamicist is one who studies thermodynamic processes and phenomena, i.e. the physics that deals with mechanical action and relations of heat.
In thermodynamics, a thermodynamicist is one who studies thermodynamic processes and phenomena, i.e. the physics that deals with mechanical action and relations of heat.
Théophile de Donder
Théophile Ernest de Donder (1872 – 1957) was a Belgian mathematician and physicist famous for his 1923 work in developing correlations between the Newtonian concept of chemical affinity and the ...
Théophile Ernest de Donder (1872 – 1957) was a Belgian mathematician and physicist famous for his 1923 work in developing correlations between the Newtonian concept of chemical affinity and the ...
Walther Nernst
Walther Hermann Nernst FRS (25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German physical chemist and physicist who is known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in ...
Walther Hermann Nernst FRS (25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German physical chemist and physicist who is known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in ...
Werner Kuhn
Werner Kuhn (1899-1963) is a Swiss physical chemist who developed the first model of the viscosity of polymer solutions using statistical mechanics.
Werner Kuhn (1899-1963) is a Swiss physical chemist who developed the first model of the viscosity of polymer solutions using statistical mechanics.
William John Macquorn Rankine
William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.
William John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish civil engineer, physicist and mathematician.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.
Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics.