![THINKscienceTODAY on Twitter: "#Today on the 23rd of #November 1837, Johannes Diderik van der Waals was born. He was a #Dutch theoretical #physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on an equation THINKscienceTODAY on Twitter: "#Today on the 23rd of #November 1837, Johannes Diderik van der Waals was born. He was a #Dutch theoretical #physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on an equation](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DsqSXAPXcAAAEGo.jpg:large)
THINKscienceTODAY on Twitter: "#Today on the 23rd of #November 1837, Johannes Diderik van der Waals was born. He was a #Dutch theoretical #physicist and thermodynamicist famous for his work on an equation
![Johannes Diderik van der Waals: A Pioneer in the Molecular Sciences and Nobel Prize Winner in 1910 - Tang - 2010 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library Johannes Diderik van der Waals: A Pioneer in the Molecular Sciences and Nobel Prize Winner in 1910 - Tang - 2010 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/f8814fe8-e217-4029-bae4-e33315ce2524/mfig002.jpg)
Johannes Diderik van der Waals: A Pioneer in the Molecular Sciences and Nobel Prize Winner in 1910 - Tang - 2010 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library
![The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "Have you ever heard about van der Waals forces? The term is named after scientist Johannes van der Waals. Van der Waals forces are relatively weak intermolecular The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "Have you ever heard about van der Waals forces? The term is named after scientist Johannes van der Waals. Van der Waals forces are relatively weak intermolecular](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnhIeNIXcAcJFuK.jpg)