1860 ⟶ Maxwell Introduces Statistical Mechanics and Maxwell Distribution

James Clerk Maxwell: Introduced statistical mechanics with t...
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📊 Maxwell Introduces Statistical Mechanics and Maxwell Distribution

James Clerk Maxwell: Introduced statistical mechanics with the Maxwell distribution⟶
Maxwell Introduces Statistical Mechanics and Maxwell Distribution (1860)
Statistical MechanicsMaxwell DistributionPhysicsJames Clerk MaxwellThermodynamics19th Century ScienceKinetic TheoryProbabilityBoltzmann
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♾️ Maxwell's Equations Introduced

62 – Maxwell's equations⟶
Maxwell's Equations Introduced (1861)
Maxwell's EquationsElectromagnetismPhysicsJames Clerk Maxwell19th Century ScienceUnified Field TheoryElectrodynamicsWave TheoryLight
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💨 Maxwell's On the Dynamical Theory of Gases

James Clerk Maxwell: On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (kinetic theory of gases)⟶
Maxwell's On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (1867)
PhysicsKinetic Theory of GasesMaxwellThermodynamics19th CenturyGasesStatistical MechanicsMolecular Physics
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⚛️ Boltzmann and Gibbs Develop Statistical Mechanics

89 – Ludwig Boltzmann & Josiah Willard Gibbs: Statistical mechanics (Boltzmann equation, 1872)⟶
Boltzmann and Gibbs Develop Statistical Mechanics (1871)
Statistical MechanicsThermodynamicsBoltzmann EquationPhysics19th Century ScienceGibbsBoltzmannGas DynamicsEntropy
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💨 Boltzmann Establishes Statistical Derivations

Ludwig Boltzmann establishes statistical derivations of many important physical and chemical concepts, including entropy, and distributions of molecular velocities in the gas phase.⟶
Boltzmann Establishes Statistical Derivations (1877)
Statistical MechanicsEntropyBoltzmannThermodynamicsGas Dynamics19th Century SciencePhysical Chemistry
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