In hmolscience, Glen E. Gordon (1936-1992) was an American environmental chemist noted for []
Overview
In 1981, Gordon, in his “Thermodynamics and Society”, gave a short derisive book review of Jeremy Rifkin’s 1980 book Entropy: a New World View, and his usage of Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen as his so-called thermodynamics “expert”, at the end of which Gordon comments: [1]
“Thermodynamics, and the second law in particular, can be used quite effectively in dealing with many problems of our society and has been by several authors, notably Alvin Weinberg, Stephen Berry, and Barry Commoner.”
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Quotes
The following are noted Gordon quotes:
“In taking up entropy, Rifkin is like a child with a new toy—he has great fun applying the concepts to all aspects of our high-technology society.”
— Glen Gordon (1981), “Thermodynamics and Society” [1]
Education
Gordon completed his BS in chemistry at the University of Illinois in 1956 and his PhD in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1960, after which he became a chemistry professor at MIT until 1969, after which he transferred to the University of Maryland, where he remained until his reaction end.
References
1. Gordon, Glen E. (1981). “Thermodynamics and Society: Review: Entropy: A New World View” (abs), Science, 20 (4488): 1340-41.
2. Josephson, Julian. (1992). “Environmental Chemistry Loses a Pioneer: In Memoriam; Glen E. Gordon” (abs), Environmental Science and Technology, 26(4):634.
