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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsHitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pactby John Cornwell
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Covering the dramatic rise of German science in the nineteenth century, its preeminence in the early twentieth, and the frightening developments that led to its collapse in 1945, this is the compelling story of German scientists under Hitler?s regime. Weaving the history of science and technology with the fortunes of war and the stories of men and women whose discoveries brought both benefits and destruction to the world, Hitler?s Scientists raises questions that are still urgent today. As science becomes embroiled in new generations of weapons of mass destruction and the war against terrorism, as advances in biotechnology outstrip traditional ethics, this powerful account of Nazi science forms a crucial commentary on the ethical role of science. Synopsis:The bestselling author of "Hitler's Pope" takes a historical look at science freed from ethics, in this "comprehensive, well-documented, and, above all, thoughtful account of the scientists who served Hitler--or, at least, Germany--during the Third Reich" ("The Washington Post"). 16 pages of photos.
About the AuthorJohn Cornwell is an award-winning journalist and the author of numerous novels and works of nonfiction. The director of the Science and Human Dimension Project at Cambridge University, Cornwell lives in Cambridge, London, and England.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Understanding the Germans Part One: Hitler's Scientific Inheritance 1. Hitler the Scientist 2. Germany the Science Mecca 3. Fritz Haber 4. The Poison Gas Scientists 5. The "Science" of Racial Hygiene 6. Eugenics and Psychiatry Part Two: The New Physics 1918-1933 7. Physics after the First War 8. German Science Survives Part Three: Nazi Enthusiasm, Compliance and Oppression 1933-1939 9. The Dismissals 10. Engineers and Rocketeers 11. Medicine Under Hitler 12. The Cancer Campaign 13. Geopolitik and Lebensraum 14. Nazi Physics 15. Himmler's Pseudo-science 16. Deutsche Mathematik Part Four: The Science of Destruction and Defence 1933-1943 17. Fission Mania 18. World War II 19. Machines of War 20. Radar 21. Codes Part Five: The Nazi Atomic Bomb 1941-1945 22. Copenhagen 23. Speer and Heisenberg 24. Haigerloch and Los Alamos Part Six: Science in Hell 1942-1945 25. Slave Labour at Dora 26. The "Science" of Extermination and Human Experiment 27. The Devil's Chemists 28. Wonder Weapons Part Seven: In Hitler's Shadow 29. Farm Hall 30. Heroes, Villains, and Fellow Travellers 31. Scientific Plunder Part Eight: Science from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism 32. Nuclear Postures 33. Uniquely Nazi? 34. Science at War Again Notes Select Bibliography Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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