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Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals
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Johannes Diderik van der Waals was a Dutch theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1910 "for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids." Van der Waals started his career as a schoolteacher, before becoming the first physics professor of the University of Amsterdam when its status…

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  1. Édouard StephanAugust 31, 1837 – December 31, 1923
  2. Henry DraperMarch 7, 1837 – November 20, 1882
  3. Horace Parnell TuttleMarch 17, 1837 – August 16, 1923
  4. Johannes Diderik van der Waals (this page)November 23, 1837 – March 8, 1923
  5. John Alexander Reina NewlandsNovember 26, 1837 – July 29, 1898
  6. Richard Anthony ProctorMarch 23, 1837 – September 12, 1888

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