Joseph Edward Mayer (February 5, 1904 – October 15, 1983) was an American chemist who formulated the Mayer expansion in statistical field theory.[1]
Joseph Edward Mayer' | |
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| Born | May 2, 1904 |
| Died | 15 October 1983 (aged 79) |
| Known for | Mayer expansion Mayer f-function Born–Mayer equation McMillan–Mayer theory |
| Awards | Peter Debye Award (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University University of California, San Diego University of Chicago |
He was professor of chemistry at the University of California San Diego from 1960 to 1972, and previously at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the University of Chicago.[2] He was married to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer from 1930 until her death in 1972. He went to work with James Franck in Göttingen, Germany in 1929, where he met Maria, a student of Max Born. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (1946),[3] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1958),[4] and the American Philosophical Society (1970).[5] Joseph Mayer was president of the American Physical Society from 1973 to 1975.
Scientific contributions edit
He developed the cluster expansion method and Mayer-McMillan solution theory.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Montroll, Elliott W.; Raveché, Harold J.; Devore, Jerald A. (April 1984). "Obituary: Joseph E. Mayer". Physics Today. 37 (4): 98–100. doi:10.1063/1.2916215. S2CID 177139020.
- ^ Zimm, Bruno H. (1994). "10. Joseph Edward Mayer". Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 65. National Academy of Sciences. pp. 211–220. doi:10.17226/4548. ISBN 978-0-309-07359-2. OCLC 45729927. A .pdf version of this memoir is available at "Joseph Edward Mayer" (PDF).
- ^ "Joseph E. Mayer". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Joseph Edward Mayer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
Further reading edit
- Clark, Leigh B.; Zimm, Bruno H. "Joseph Edward Mayer obituary". University of California.
External links edit
- Joseph Mayer Papers MSS 0047. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
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