Richard C. Tolman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard C. Tolman

American physicist

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1881

Place of Birth: West Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1948

Profession: physicist, mathematician, university teacher, physical chemist, theoretical physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Chace Tolman (March 4, 1881 – September 5, 1948) was an American mathematical physicist and physical chemist who was an authority on statistical mechanics.
He also made important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.
He was a professor of physical chemistry and mathematical physics at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).