Josiah Willard Gibbs

Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American mechanical engineer and scientist who made fundamental theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in transforming physical chemistry into a rigorous deductive science.

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Who was born first?

• Josiah Willard Gibbs and Julius von Hann were born the same year
• Josiah Willard Gibbs and Nils Christoffer Dunér were born the same year
• Josiah Willard Gibbs and Charles Sanders Peirce were born the same year
• Josiah Willard Gibbs and George Mary Searle were born the same year
• Josiah Willard Gibbs and Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles Sanders PeirceSeptember 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914
2. George Mary SearleJune 27, 1839 – July 7, 1918
3. Josiah Willard Gibbs (this page)February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903
4. Julius von HannMarch 23, 1839 – October 1, 1921
5. Nils Christoffer DunérMay 21, 1839 – November 10, 1914
6. Philippe Édouard Léon Van TieghemApril 19, 1839 – April 28, 1914

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