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Diana Kormos Barkan, Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Science (1999), is a fascinating account of the intersection of academic and industrial science in Germany prior to World War II. Two other noteworthy biographies are Kurt Mendelssohn, The World of Walther Nernst: The Rise and Fall of German Science, 1864β1941 (1973); and Hans-Georg Bartel, Walther Nernst: Pioneer of Physics and of Chemistry (2007).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Added material about the design of the Nernst lamp. | Nov 24, 2020 | ||
| Changed title from "Walther Hermann Nernst" to "Walther Nernst." | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Changed "Briesen, Prussia [Ger.]" to "Briesen, Prussia [now Wabrezno, Poland]." | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jun 03, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Incredible People - Biography of Walther Hermann Nernst. | Dec 28, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Corrosion Doctors - Biography of Walther Hermann Nernst. | Dec 28, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Biography of Walther Nernst. | Dec 28, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 19, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Jul 16, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | Jul 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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