| LC control no. | n 80028261 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tolman, Richard C. (Richard Chace), 1881-1948 |
| Variant(s) | Tolman, Richard Chace, 1881-1948 |
| Birth date | 1881-03-04 |
| Death date | 1948-09-05 |
| Place of birth | West Newton (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Pasadena (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Mathematical physics Chemistry, Physical and theoretical |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers |
| Found in | NUC pre-56 (Tolman, Richard Chace, 1881-1948; usage: Richard C. Tolman) His The electromotive force ... 1910. His Relativity thermodynamics and cosmology, 1987: CIP t.p. (Richard C. Tolman) The theory of the relativity of motion, 2004: CIP t.p. (Richard C. Tolman) data sheet (Tolman, Richard C.) Wikipedia, 14 Aug. 2017 (Richard C. Tolman; Richard Chace Tolman; b. 4 Mar. 1881 in West Newton, MA; d. 5 Sep. 1948 in Pasadena, CA; American mathematical physicist and physical chemist; authority on statistical mechanics; made important contributions to theoretical cosmology; studied at MIT, taught at Caltech, advisor to the Manhattan Project and to the US representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission) |
| Associated language | eng |
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