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Walther Nernst
Walther Hermann Nernst
, (25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German
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
and
solid state physics
. He is also known for developing the
Nernst equation
.
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