Birth of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann20 February 1844
Birth of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
Historical person
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Austria.
6 records1844–19066 events3 places
Chronological biography
1844
1870
Discovery of Entropy1870
The statistical definition is developed by Ludwig Boltzmann in the 1870s by analyzing the statistical behavior of the microscopic components of the system
1877
Boltzmann Entropy Formula1877
Connects thermodynamic entropy with the number of microscopic states.
President of Austria1877
Appointed President of the University of Graz
Statistical Entropy1877
Expresses entropy statistically through the formula later engraved on his tomb.
1906
Death of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann5 September 1906
Death of Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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