Edward Guggenheim
Edward Armand Guggenheim (born August 11, 1901 in Manchester ; † August 9, 1970 ) was an English physical chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Reading . He is best known for his contributions to thermodynamics .
He attended Charterhouse School and graduated from Cambridge University with a PhD (Sc. D.).
In 1933 Guggenheim published the influential textbook "Modern Thermodynamics by the Methods of Willard Gibbs ". He was responsible for the classification of thermodynamic potentials in the Guggenheim square .
He was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Reading from 1946 to 1966 . In 1946 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society .
Fonts
- Modern Thermodynamics by the Methods of Willard Gibbs, 1933
- with Ralph Fowler : Statistical Thermodynamics, 1939
- Thermodynamics- an advanced treatment for chemists and physicists, 1949
literature
- FC Tompkins and CF Goodeve: Edward Armand Guggenheim 1901-1970. In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. Volume 17, 1971, pp. 303-326, doi: 10.1098 / rsbm.1971.0012
- Guggenheim, Edward Armand (1901-1970). In: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004, doi: 10.1093 / ref: odnb / 33598
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| SURNAME | Guggenheim, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guggenheim, Edward Armand (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English physical chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1970 |