Josiah Willard Gibbs: Pioneer in Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry Early Life:Josiah Willard Gibbs was born on February 11, 1839, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He came from a distinguished academic family, as his father, Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr., was a linguist and professor at Yale College. Young Gibbs displayed an early aptitude for mathematics and… Continue reading Biography of Famous Chemists Willard Gibbs