Walther Nernst

thumb Walther Nernst (25 June 1864 – 18 November 1941) was a German physicist and chemist who is known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, and quantum theory, for which he was awarded the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Quotes It is often easy to write history, but it is always more difficult to learn anything from the history after it is written. "Development of General and Physical Chemistry," translated address published in the Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (1908), p. 253. Reflecting on the sudden discovery of radioactivity and the dawn of the atomic age. External links Category:1864 births Category:1941 deaths Category:German physicists Category:German chemists Category:Nobel laureates in Chemistry