The lasting fame of the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) rests on the statistical interpretation which he gave to classical thermodynamics. Ludwig Boltzmann was born on Feb. 20, 1844, in Vienna, the son of Ludwig and Katharina...

Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, a brilliant physicist, was called "The Father of Statistical Mechanics," the science which became the foundation of quantum mechanics. Boltzmann applied the laws of mechanics to describe the random motion of molecules (atoms)...

Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, a brilliant physicist, was called "The Father of Statistical Mechanics," the science which became the foundation of quantum mechanics. Boltzmann applied the laws of mechanics to describe the random motion of molecules (atoms)...

Boltzmann played an important role in the acceptance of thermodynamic theories, particularly the second law of thermodynamics. He is given equal credit with James Clerk Maxwell for the discovery of the kinetic theory of gases. In addition, he developed...

Ludwig Boltzmann, an Austrian physicist and mathematician who won renown for his kinetic theory of gases and his work in statistical mechanics, was born in Vienna on February 20, 1844. A scientist of diverse interests, Boltzmann at one time or another...