Richard C. Tolman
Richard Chace Tolman (March 4, 1881 – September 5, 1948) was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who made many contributions to statistical mechanics. 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).
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| Born | March 4, 1881 West Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1948 (aged 67) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD) |
| 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 |
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