What major honor did Gibbs receive in 1901?
Nobel Prize
Medal of Honor
Copley Medal
Pulitzer Prize
Answer
The Copley Medal, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious scientific awards, was bestowed upon Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1901 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to mathematical physics. The Royal Society of London honored Gibbs for his groundbreaking work in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and vector analysis, which not only reshaped those fields but had a profound impact on fields such as chemistry and engineering.
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