John Gamble Kirkwood

John Gamble Kirkwood
Born(1907-05-30)May 30, 1907
DiedAugust 9, 1959(1959-08-09) (aged 52)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
Known forKirkwood approximation
Kirkwood–Buff solution theory
BBGKY hierarchy
Wood-Kirkwood detonation theory
AwardsIrving Langmuir Award (1936)
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry (1936)
Scientific career
Doctoral studentsHerbert H. Uhlig
Robert Zwanzig

John "Jack" Gamble Kirkwood (May 30, 1907, Gotebo, Oklahoma – August 9, 1959, New Haven, Connecticut) was a noted chemist and physicist, holding faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technology, and Yale University.


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