Show mich dalch scientist johannes diderick van der was 73 years of age when the nobel prize for or physics was conferred on him in 1910 van der wants was born in picturesque leyden in 1837 as aside ide the dikes of the holland canals his earlier life was that of 0 a dutch abby who lived deep in books and whose first taste ol of education e du was self instilled lie he later matriculated at the university where his continued researches brought forth a new conception of matter and pis his introduction of the law of corresponding states late which opened the way to later la ter advancements van cements in the liquefaction ox of permanent gases |