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Rudolf Clausius
1822 - 1888
Rudolf Clausius, in full Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (born January 2, 1822, Köslin, Prussia [Poland]—died August 24, 1888, Bonn, Germany), German mathematical physicist who formulated the second law of thermodynamics and is credited with making thermodynamics a science.
"Rudolf Clausius." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/120559/Rudolf-Clausius (Web. 03 Sep. 2014)