Gibbs–Duhem equation

About: Gibbs–Duhem equation is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 393 publications have been published within this topic receiving 6248 citations. The topic is also known as: Gibbs-Duhem equation.

Josiah Willard Gibbs and his ensembles

Abstract: G ib b s stu d ied at Y a le an d ob ta in ed h is d o ctoral d eg ree in th e yea r 1 86 3. H is th esis w as O n the F orm of the T eeth of W heels in S pu r G earin g . It is in d eed rem ark ab le th at th o u gh G ib b s k icked o ® h is career w ith a p ractical p rob lem in en g in eerin g , in later y ea rs h e p u rsu ed an d con trib u ted to so m e of th e m ost a b stract id eas in th e h istory o f scien ce. H is w as th e ̄ rst to receive a d o ctora te in en g in eerin g a n d th e secon d in scien ce, aw ard ed in th e U n ited S ta tes of A m erica. H e th en join ed Y a le C o lleg e a n d tau g h t L atin for tw o years a n d n atu ra l p h ilo sop h y fo r on e y ea r. In th e year 186 6, G ib b s w en t to E u ro p e for stu d ies w h ere h e ca m e u n d er th e in ° u en ce of G u stov R o b ert K irch h o® an d H erm an n L u d w ig F erd in an d vo n H elm h oltz. T h e th ree years h e sp en t in E u rop e w ere a lm ost th e on ly tim e h e ev er sp en t aw ay from h is h om etow n . O n retu rn h e w a s ap p oin ted a p ro fessor of m ath em a tical p h y sics; th is p o st w a s w ith ou t salary p artly b ecau se G ib b s h ad n ev er p u b lish ed !