His ideas have been used by other authors in the Journal of Chemical Education. In 2004, Science noted the emphases of his articles and listed his major website. Further publications by Lambert and colleagues on the subject appeared through 2011. Then, in 2002 'Entropy Is Simple, Qualitatively' described the spontaneous increase in entropy as fundamentally due to the tendency of all types of energy to disperse in space, if they are not constrained – with molecular motion and energy content as the most important in chemistry. After his initial 1999 article, 'Shuffled Cards, Messy Desks, and Disorderly Dorm Rooms – Examples of Entropy Increase? Nonsense!', a second article completed his critique of the inadequacy of describing entropy in terms of 'disorder'. Lambert is known for his work on the energy dispersal model of entropy, publishing articles in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Chemical Education. Paul Getty Museum, and then the principal Aide to the Scientific Research Director when the Getty Conservation Institute was established. Īfter retiring from teaching in 1981, Lambert as a Professor emeritus, became the scientific advisor to the J. Additionally, his research in the synthesis and polarography of organic halogen compounds was designed for undergraduate collaboration and all but one of his articles were published with student co-authors. He advocated the abandonment of the standard lecture system, opting instead for a system more akin to a partnership with his students. After serving in the US Army in WWII and working briefly in industrial research and development, Lambert joined the faculty of Occidental College, teaching from 1948 to 1981. Lambert graduated with honors from Harvard University with an AB, and received his doctorate ( PhD) from the University of Chicago. He died in December 2018 at the age of 100. He is known for his advocacy of changing the definition of thermodynamic entropy as 'disorder' in US general chemistry texts to its replacement by viewing entropy as a measure of energy dispersal. Lambert (J– December 28, 2018) was an American academic who was Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College, Los Angeles. Advocacy for teaching of entropy as energy dispersalįrank L.

Behind the Door by Frank Lambirth