Johannes Diderik van der Waals: A pioneer in the molecular sciences and nobel prize winner in 1910

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 9574-9579

  Tang, Kwong Tin ^a   Toennies, Jan Peter ^b  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

history of chemistry; Johannes Diderik; molecular physics; Van der Waals

Indexed keywords

EQUATION OF STATE; HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY; JOHANNES DIDERIK; MOLECULAR SCIENCE; NOBEL PRIZES; VAN DER WAALS;

BIOGRAPHIES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

EID: 78650106637     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201002332     Document Type: Review

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