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Benjamin Widom
American physical chemist (1927–2025)
Died aged 97LibraUnited States
Biography
Benjamin Widom (October 13, 1927 – January 23, 2025) 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."
Widom's professional papers are archived at Cornell University.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Cornell University
- Leiden University
- Utrecht University
Awards & honours (9)
- ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry
- Boltzmann Medal
- Onsager Medal
- Centenary Prize
- Dickson Prize in Science
- Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics
- honorary doctor of the University of Utrecht
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Joel Henry Hildebrand Award
Quick answers about Benjamin Widom
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- Benjamin Widom died on January 23, 2025 at the age of 97.
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- Benjamin Widom was born on October 13, 1927.
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- Benjamin Widom was born in Newark.
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- Benjamin Widom's zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Benjamin Widom is a citizen of United States.
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- Benjamin Widom is known as chemist, physicist, university teacher.
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