Herman van der Waals

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gptkbp:instanceOf Physicist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Groningen
gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:awardedBy his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:born November 23, 1837
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Van_der_Waals_radius
Van_der_Waals_volume
gptkbp:died March 8, 1923
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:famousFor Van_der_Waals_equation_of_state
Van_der_Waals_forces
gptkbp:field Physics
Thermodynamics
Statistical mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herman van der Waals
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ludwig_Boltzmann
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Julius_von_Mayer
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkbp:inspiration Physical chemistry
Molecular physics
Van_der_Waals_theory
gptkbp:knownFor Van_der_Waals_equation
Van_der_Waals_forces
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Van_der_Waals_Institute
Van der Waals constants
Van_der_Waals_interactions
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Hermann_Weyl
gptkb:Hendrik_Lorentz
gptkb:Hendrik_Antoon_Lorentz
gptkb:Paul_Ehrenfest
gptkb:Willem_de_Sitter
gptkb:Johannes_Diderik_van_der_Waals
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:researchFocus Phase transitions
Molecular interactions
Critical phenomena
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Johanna_van_der_Waals