Walther Nernst
Chemist, Academic
1864 – 1941
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Who was Walther Nernst?
Walther Hermann Nernst, ForMemRS was a German physical chemist and physicist who is known for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity as embodied in the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Nernst helped establish the modern field of physical chemistry and contributed to electrochemistry, thermodynamics, solid state chemistry and photochemistry. He is also known for developing the Nernst equation.
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- Born
- Jun 25, 1864
Wąbrzeźno - Also known as
- Walther Hermann Nernst
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Graz
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Zurich
- University of Würzburg
- Employment
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Göttingen
- Lived in
- Germany
- Died
- Nov 18, 1941
Niwica, Żary County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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