van der Waals fund, van der Waals laboratory and Dutch high-pressure science

J.M.H. Levelt Sengers and J.V. Sengers

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1989, vol. 156, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: The history of the van der Waals Fund is traced from events in the late 19th century leading to its establishment in 1898 to the present time. The impact of the fund on the development of high-pressure science and industry in the Netherlands is discussed. The course of high-pressure research at the University of Amsterdam is sketched in the period of van der Waals and Kohnstamm, 1898 to 1920; that of Michels, 1920 to 1961; and that of Trappeniers, 1961 to 1987. The themes are: test of molecular theories at high pressures; quest for accuracy; high-pressure design; impact on Dutch industry; expanding the ranges of pressure and temperature; expanding the capabilities of property measurement; international recognition; and funding, including industrial support.

Date: 1989
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(89)90107-6

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