Josiah Willard Gibbs: Architect of Thermodynamics Early Life:Josiah Willard Gibbs was born on February 11, 1839, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He belonged to a prominent family; his father, Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr., was a linguist and professor of sacred languages at Yale College. Young Gibbs grew up in an intellectually stimulating environment, surrounded by… Continue reading Biography of Famous Physicists Willard Gibbs