Benjamin Widom — 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… … Wikipedia
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