Joseph Edward Mayer' | |
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| Born | May 2, 1904 |
| Died | 15 October 1983 (aged 79) |
| Known for | Mayer expansion Mayer f-function Born–Mayer equation McMillan–Mayer theory |
| Spouse | |
| Awards | Peter Debye Award (1967) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University University of California, San Diego University of Chicago |
Joseph Edward Mayer (February 5, 1904 – October 15, 1983) was an American chemist who formulated the Mayer expansion in statistical field theory.[1]
He was professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego from 1960 to 1972, and previously at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the University of Chicago.[2] He was married to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer from 1930 until her death in 1972. He went to work with James Franck in Göttingen, Germany, in 1929, where he met Maria, a student of Max Born. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (1946),[3] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1958),[4] and the American Philosophical Society (1970).[5] Joseph Mayer was president of the American Physical Society from 1973 to 1975.