Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Walther Nernst

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German chemist Walther Nernst.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Walther Nernst

Walther Hermann Nernst was a German chemist known for his work in thermodynamics, physical chemistry, electrochemistry, and solid state physics. His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way for the third law of thermodynamics, for which he won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is also known for developing the Nernst equation in 1887.

Knowledge is the death of research. — © Walther Nernst
Knowledge is the death of research.
No effect that requires more than 10 percent accuracy in measurement is worth investigating.
On examinations: Das Wissen ist der Tad der Forschung. Knowledge is the death of research. Nernst's motto.
One should avoid carrying out an experiment requiring more than 10 per cent accuracy.
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