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van der Waals, Johannes Diederik |
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van der Waals, Johannes Diederik(born Nov. 23, 1837, Leiden, Neth.—died March 9, 1923, Amsterdam) Dutch physicist. As professor at the University of Amsterdam (1877–1907), he extended the classical ideal-gas law (see gas laws) to describe the behaviour of real gases, deriving the van der Waals equation of state in 1881. His work led to the liquefying of several common gases and made possible the study of temperatures near absolute zero. The van der Waals forces were named in his honour. He received a 1910 Nobel Prize. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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