Nernsts
Nernsts is a surname of German origin. The best known bearer is Walther Nernst (1864–1941), a German physical chemist and physicist who helped establish the foundations of electrochemistry and thermodynamics. Nernst formulated the Nernst equation, which expresses the relationship between the redox potential of a reaction and temperature, pressure, and activities of the reacting species; it remains central to electrochemical analysis and battery science. He also contributed to the development of the third law of thermodynamics, known as the Nernst theorem, which states that the entropy of a perfect crystal approaches zero as temperature approaches absolute zero. For his work in thermochemistry, Nernst received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1920.
The name Nernst is most strongly associated with Walther, and other individuals bearing the surname are less