Serving the Reich : the struggle for the soul of physics under Hitler
Ball, Philip, 1962-2013
Book
'Serving the Reich' tells the story of three world-renowned physicists working under Hitler against the background of the attempt by Nazi scientists to create 'German physics' - an Aryan science that excluded any 'Jewish ideas', in particular Einstein's theory of relativity.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swinton Library | Adult Non Fiction | 539.70943 BALHardback | Available |
Main title:
Author:
Ball, Philip, 1962-, author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2013.
Collation:
ix, 303 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847922489 (hbk)
Dewey class:
530.094309044539.70943 BAL539.70943539.70943BAL539.70913A 539.70943
Language:
English
Subject:
National socialism and scienceNuclear physics -- Germany -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Science -- GermanyScience -- Moral and ethical aspects -- GermanyGermany -- History -- 1933-1945Planck, Max, 1858-1947Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Physik
BRN:
1193147