Willard Gibbs: The Whole Is Simpler Than Its Parts

by Muriel Rukeyser

A poet's lost biography of the forgotten scientist who founded physical chemistry, shaping much of the 20th century--as well as an ingenious and expansive treatise on American creativity, character, and remembrance.

Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) was an American visionary whose work shaped a century of science by bridging classical mechanics and quantum physics. A kindly and shy bachelor who lectured at Yale in relative obscurity for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1961341158
• ISBN13: 9781961341159
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Marginalian Editions
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.5"