Richard Tolman
- Born: March 4, 1881 (West Newton, Massachusetts)
- Died: September 5, 1948 (Pasadena, California)
Education
- 1903: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Chemical Engineering)
- 1903–1904: Technical Institute of Berlin
- 1910: PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Major Positions
- 1904–1905: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Technical Analyst
- 1907–1909: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Instructor in Theoretical Chemistry
- 1909–1910: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Associate in Physical Chemistry
- 1910–1911: University of Michigan, Instructor in Physical Chemistry
- 1911–1912: University of Cincinnati, Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry
- 1912–1916: University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry
- 1916–1918: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Physical Chemistry
- 1919–1920: United States Department of War, Associate Director, Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1920–1921: United States Department of War, Director, Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1921–1922: United States Department of Agriculture, Director, Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1922–1948: California Institute of Technology, Professor of Physical Chemistry and Mathematical Physics
- 1935–1946: California Institute of Technology, Dean, Graduate School
Other Positions
- 1918–1918: United States Army, Chief, Dispersoid Section, Chemical Warfare Service
- 1940–1946: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vice Chair, National Defense Research Committee
- 1941–1942: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Chair, Armor and Ordnance Division, National Defense Research Committee
- 1942–1946: Manhattan Project, Chief Technical Adviser to Gen. Leslie Groves
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
California Institute of Technology, Institute Archives, Pasadena, California
Online Finding Aid
Published Resources
John G. Kirkwood and Oliver R. Wulfepstein, "Richard Chance Tolman: 1881-1948", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
