| 1844 |
born February 20 |
| 1866 |
received doctorate from the University of Vienna, assistant
to his teacher Josef Stefan |
| 1869 |
appointed chair of theoretical physics at Graz |
| 1871 |
obtained
the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution |
| 1872 |
published paper on G51famous "H-Theorem" |
| 1873 |
accepted chair of mathematics at Vienna |
| 1876 |
returned to Graz as chair of experimental physics |
| 1877 |
published "Remarks on some problems in the mechanical
theory of heat" and an entirely statistical definition of entropy |
| 1887 |
promoted to President of University at Graz |
| 1890 |
appointed professor at University of Vienna, derived Second
Law of Thermodynamics from principles of mechanics |
| 1894 |
moved back to Vienna as chair of theoretical physics |
| 1895 |
Ostwald's paper began dispute over existence of atoms |
| 1902 |
returned to Vienna to chair of theoretical physics |
| 1903 |
designed a course on mathematics of set theory, the meaning
of infinity, the logical foundations of time, number and especially space
and dimensionality, and atoms of matter |
| 1904 |
lectured on applied mathematics at World's Fair in St.
Louis, USA as well as Berkeley and Stanford |
| 1905 |
published Populare Schriften to explain how the physical
world could be described by differential equations |
| 1906 |
hung himself while on vacation with family in
Austria-Hungary |
