Benjamin Widom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Benjamin Widom

American theoretical chemist

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1927

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Profession: physicist, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Benjamin Widom (born 13 October 1927) is the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry at Cornell University.
His research interests include 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."