Herbert Callen

Herbert Bernard Callen
BornJuly 1, 1919
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 22, 1993 (aged 73)
Merion, Pennsylvania
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materTemple University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forFluctuation-dissipation theorem
Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics (1960, 1985)
Scientific career
FieldsThermodynamics
Statistical mechanics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Thesis On the Theory of Irreversible Processes  (1947)
Doctoral advisorLaszlo Tisza
Doctoral studentsRobert Swendsen

Herbert Bernard Callen (July 1, 1919 – May 22, 1993) was an American physicist specializing in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.[1] He is considered one of the founders of the modern theory of irreversible thermodynamics,[2] and is the author of the classic textbook Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, published in two editions.[3] During World War II, his services were invoked in the theoretical division of the Manhattan Project.[3]

  1. ^ "Herbert B. Callen" (biography). College Park, Maryland: American Institute of Physics, retrieved online February 23, 2019.
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  3. ^ a b "Obituary: Herbert B. Callen, 73, Theoretical Physicist". The New York Times. May 27, 1993. Retrieved May 30, 2019.