{"product_id":"walther-nernst-and-the-transition-to-modern-physical-science-hardback-9780521444569","title":"Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Science (Hardback) 9780521444569","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWalther Nernst and the Transition to Modern Physical Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 1999 biography of one of Germany's most important scientists (active 1890–1933) and an historical examination of physics and chemistry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDiana Kormos Barkan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521444569, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 January 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: '… a valuable and interesting book.' Ambix\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrimarily a scientific biography of Walther H. Nernst (1864–1941), one of Germany's most important, productive and often controversial scientists, this 1999 book addresses a set of specific scientific problems that evolved at the intersection of physics, chemistry and technology during one of the most revolutionary periods of modern physical science. Nernst, who won the 1920 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, was a key figure in the transition to a modern physical science, contributing to the study of solutions, of chemical equilibria, and of the behavior of matter at the extremes of the temperature range. A director of major research institutes, rector of the Berlin University, and inventor of a new electric lamp, Nernst was the first 'modern' physical chemist, an able scientific organizer, and a savvy entrepreneur. His career exemplified the increasing connection between German technical industry and academic science, between theory and experiment, and between concepts and practice.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. The invention of identity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Beginning\u003cbr\u003e 3. The early researchers\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Göttingen years\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Nernst-Planck exchange\u003cbr\u003e 6. Electricity and iron\u003cbr\u003e 7. High temperatures and the heat theorem\u003cbr\u003e 8. Theory and heat theory\u003cbr\u003e 9. Berlin and low temperatures\u003cbr\u003e 10. The incorporation of the quantum theory\u003cbr\u003e 11. The witches Sabbath: the Solvay Congress\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Nobel Prize\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005907030296,"sku":"9780521444569","price":48.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521444569_8aae441b-8644-4899-8a77-fccdb25aaa67.gif?v=1691381962","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/walther-nernst-and-the-transition-to-modern-physical-science-hardback-9780521444569","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}