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Benjamin Widom

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American theoretical chemist

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Benjamin Widom was an American physical chemist. He was the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. His research interests included physical chemistry and statistical mechanics.

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1999ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry
1998Boltzmann Medal
1992Joel Henry Hildebrand Award
1987Dickson Prize in Science
1984Centenary Prize
1982Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics
1968Guggenheim Fellowship
1961Guggenheim Fellowship
Onsager Medal
honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht

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Benjamin Widom was an American physical chemist. He was the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University. His research interests included physical chemistry and statistical mechanics. In 1998, Widom was awarded the Boltzmann Medal "for his illuminating studies of the statistical mechanics of fluids and fluid mixtures and their interfacial properties, especially his clear and general formulation of scaling hypotheses for the equation of state and surface tensions of fluids near critical points."

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Lived 1927 to 2025 · aged 97
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