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Ludwig Boltzmann

1844–1906 · Statistical Mechanics

Lifespan

1844–1906

Field

Statistical Mechanics

Known For

S = k log W, carved on his gravestone — he did not live to see atoms accepted.

Nationality

Austrian

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