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ABOUT
German physical chemist and physicist best known for discovering the third law of thermodynamics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1920 for his theories behind the calculation of chemical affinity.He developed the Nernst Equation, which relates the equilibrium reduction potential of a half-cell in an electrochemical cell to the standard electrode potential.August Kekule and he are both famous German chemists.
BEFORE FAMEHe was an avid fisherman and hunter and he studied physics and mathematics at the universities of Zürich, Berlin, Graz and Würzburg.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Emma Lohmeyer in 1892 and they had two sons and three daughters together.
FUN FACTSScientist Walther Nernst were born on Saturday, in a leap year, birthstone is Pearl, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of , it is 172 days until Walther Nernst next birthday.
