Ludwig Boltzmann

About

Austrian physicist who developed statistical mechanics, which explains and predicts how the properties of atoms determine the physical properties of matter. In 1903 he co-founded the Austrian Mathematical Society.

Before Fame

He became a professor of mathematical physics at the University of Graz when he was twenty-five.

Trivia

He invented the Boltzmann Equation, which described an ideal gas.

Family Life

He got married to Henriette von Aigentler on July 17, 1876 and had three daughters and two sons together.

Associated With

Another famous physicist like him was Max Born.