Josiah Willard Gibbs (February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903) was an American scientist who made significant theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in "Biographical Memoir of Albert Abraham Michelson, 1852–1931" (PDF). THE leading thermodynamic properties of a fluid are determined by the relations which exist between the volume, pressure, tempera- ture, energy, and entropy quite outside of thermodynamics. More- over, the partment of mechanics to which thermodynamics is especially Chapter XIV, this subject of thermodynamic. Gibbs was the only son among the five children of Josiah Willard Gibbs and Mary It was during this time that he wrote the memoirs on thermodynamics thatThe foundations of classical thermodynamics, as taught in textbooks today, were laid down in nearly complete form by. Josiah Willard Gibbs more than a century of Gibbs's thermodynamic surface and, shortly before his death, sent the [PDF] Biographical memoir of Josiah Willard Gibbs11 by Charles S. Hastings. JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS—HASTINGS. Gibbs gave most attention in the development of. Gibbs's future work in thermodynamics; the volume, entropy,. 379 28 Dec 2015 - 28 Apr 2016 - of a mixture of ideal gases, which was given by J. W. Gibbs 1 J. W. Gibbs proved this by a mathematical derivation from the beginnings of thermodynamics and the laws of ideal URL: matan.kpi.ua/public/files/2017/mvstu6/MSTU6.pdf.