- John Gamble Kirkwood
John ("Jack") Gamble Kirkwood (
May 30 ,1907 —August 9 ,1959 ) was a notedchemist andphysicist , holding faculty positions atCornell University , theUniversity of Chicago ,California Institute of Technology , andYale University .Early life and background
Kirkwood was born in
Gotebo, Oklahoma , the oldest child of John Millard and Lillian Gamble Kirkwood. His father was educated as anattorney and worked as a distributor for the Goodyear Corporation. In addition to Jack Kirkwood, there were two younger sisters: Caroline and Margaret.In 1909, the family moved to
Wichita, Kansas .Education
Showing remarkable talent in mathematics and physics, Kirkwood was persuaded by A. A. Noyes to enroll at Caltech before finishing his high school education. He attended Caltech for two years before transferring to the University of Chicago, where he was awarded his
Bachelor of Science in 1926.Academic career
External links
* [http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/jkirkwood.html National Academies Press biography of Kirkwood]
References
*cite journal
title = John Gamble Kirkwood 1907–1959
author = George Scatchard
journal = The Journal of Chemical Physics
volume = 33
issue = 5
pages = 1279–1281
year = 1960
url =
doi = 10.1063/1.1731400
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