Gustav Heinrich Tammann
Gustav Tammann | |
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Gustav Tammann in 1913 | |
| Born | Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann 9 June 1861 |
| Died | 17 December 1938 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Known for | Tait–Tammann equation of state Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann equation Order-disorder transition |
| Relatives | Gustav Andreas Tammann (grandson) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Academic advisors | Carl Schmidt |
| Doctoral students | Iris Runge |
Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann (9 June [O.S. 28 May] 1861 – 17 December 1938) was a prominent Baltic German chemist-physicist who made important contributions in the fields of glassy and solid solutions, heterogeneous equilibria, crystallization, and metallurgy. He first predicted the order-disorder transition in alloys.