Nernst, Walther Hermann
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Walther Hermann Nernst.
Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), a German chemist who applied the principles of thermodynamics to the electric cell. He constructed the Nernst Equation, which related the voltage of a cell to the cell's properties. Nernst was awarded the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the Third Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy approaches a minimum (which can be arbitrarily set to zero) as temperature approaches absolute zero. Nernst invented an electric metallic-filament lamp, a link between the carbon lamp and the incandescent lamp, in 1898.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Nernst, Walther Hermann". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 22, 2008; Last revised Date August 22, 2008; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Nernst,_Walther_Hermann>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Walther Hermann Nernst.
Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), a German chemist who applied the principles of thermodynamics to the electric cell. He constructed the Nernst Equation, which related the voltage of a cell to the cell's properties. Nernst was awarded the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the Third Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy approaches a minimum (which can be arbitrarily set to zero) as temperature approaches absolute zero. Nernst invented an electric metallic-filament lamp, a link between the carbon lamp and the incandescent lamp, in 1898.
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