Heisenberg and the Nazi Atomic Bomb Project, 1939-1945: A Study in German Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520229266 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Parker Benchley said For Heisenberg Compleatists Only. Poor Werner Heisenberg; once the poster boy for modern physics, his reputation has taken a beating in recent years. Rose's book is only the latest, and the least, in this trend. At the heart of the Heisenberg controversy is why he stayed to "build" the A-Bomb for Hitler. Why did he visit Bohr in. A Customer said German Culture or French Journalism?. The author has done an excellent job of historical research, but this material and the whole book is flawed for three main reasons:1) If Heisenberg is the representative of some supposed cultural influence on the way German scientists morally behaved, the same pattern should have been observed i. "The definitive book about Heisenberg!" according to A Customer. I remember learning about Hiesenberg's Uncertainty Principle in college chemistry; a simple but elegant fact of nature. Behind the brilliance of the concept lies a most complicated, complex and nebulous personality.What kind of person of such intelligence would actively participate in Nazi scien
of the American Jewish Archives, CincinnatiCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. He analyzes how Heisenberg and other prominent physicists dealt with the moral issues of working for the Nazis and how Nazi ideology intersected, and influenced, their work. A fascinating book, but not for beginners; recommended for specialized collections on the history of science and modern intellectual history.?Frederic Krome, Jacob Rader Marcus Ctr. Interestingly, Rose uses this information as part of his analysis of Heisenberg's postwar "confessions," in which the scientist described himself not only as apolitical but claimed he never intended to build an atomic bomb. Rose argues that
He began at once to construct an image of himself as a "pure" scientist who could have built a bomb but chose to work on reactor design instead. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? These questions, the moral and the scientific, are answered by Paul Lawrence Rose with greater accuracy and breadth of documentation than any other historian has yet achieved.Digging deep into the archival record among formerly secret technical reports, Rose establishes that Heisenberg never overcame certain misconceptions about nuclear fission, and as a result the German leaders never pushed for atomic weapons. This fascinating study is a profound effort to understand one of the twentieth century's great enigmas.. In fact, Heisenberg never had to face the moral problem of whether he should