Walther nernst: pioneer of physics, and of chemistry
Auteur :
Bartel, Hans-georg / Huebener, Rudolf P
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812565600
Date de publication :
26 oct. 2007
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Exactly 100 years ago, in 1905, Walther Nernst discovered the Third Law of Thermodynamics, thus completing this fundamental theory. In 1920, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This book describes the life of this pioneer of science, and outlines the specific advances achieved by him in the thermodynamic concepts of theoretical chemistry.