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Richard C. Tolman

American physicist

Died when: 67 years 185 days (810 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

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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