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Old 30-April-2008, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by John Jones View Post
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My undergraduate physical chemist professor used to include a bonus question on the final exam to reduce the failure rate or to entertain himself.

He'd post a picture and ask: Who is this?

It was J. Willard Gibbs, the inventor of Physical Chemistry.
Thanks for the comment. A nice diversion. Gibbs was a great physicist and educator, with many contributions. I looked him up after your post.