Walther Nernst
German scientist
Died when: 77 years 146 days (928 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Walther Hermann Nernst ForMemRS (German pronunciation: ['valt? 'n??nst]; 25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics.
His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way for the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
He is also known for developing the Nernst equation in 1887.
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