The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1921
Awarded on: 1921-11-10
"in recognition of his work in thermochemistry"
Affiliations:
- Berlin University – Berlin, Germany
Walther Hermann Nernst
Born: 1864-06-25 in Briesen, Prussia (now Wąbrzeźno, Poland)
Gender: male
Field: German physical chemist (1864–1941)
Biography
Walther Hermann Nernst was a German physical 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.