Richard Chace Tolman
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Richard Chace Tolman was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who made many contributions to statistical mechanics and theoretical cosmology. He was a professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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United StatesCategory
Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1881 to 1948 · aged 67
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