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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Walker, Mark, 1959- Nazi science. New York : Plenum Press, c1995 (OCoLC)624397737 Online version: Walker, Mark, 1959- Nazi science. New York : Plenum Press, c1995 (OCoLC)630979508 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark Walker |
| ISBN: | 0306449412 9780306449413 |
| OCLC Number: | 32087793 |
| Description: | viii, 325 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | The rise and fall of an "Aryan" physicist -- The alienation of an old fighter -- The surrender of the Prussian Academy of Sciences -- A "Nazi" in the Academy -- Physics and propaganda -- Goodwill ambassadors -- Hitler's bomb -- The crucible of Farm Hall -- The myth of Hitler's bomb. |
| Responsibility: | Mark Walker. |
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Abstract:
In this book, Mark Walker - a historical scholar of Nazi science - brings to light the overwhelming impact of Hitler's regime on science and, ultimately, on the pursuit of the German atomic bomb. Walker meticulously draws on hundreds of original documents to examine the role of German scientists in the rise and fall of the Third Reich. He investigates whether most German scientists during Hitler's regime enthusiastically embraced the tenets of National Socialism or cooperated in a Faustian pact for financial support, which contributed to National Socialism's running rampant and culminated in the rape of Europe and the genocide of millions of Jews. This work unravels the myths and controversies surrounding Hitler's atomic bomb project. It provides a look at what surprisingly turned out to be an Achilles' heel for Hitler - the misuse of science and scientists in the service of the Third Reich.
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- Science -- Germany -- History.
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