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The Dilemmas of an Upright Man : Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, with a New Afterword by J. L. Heilbron (2000, Trade Paperback)

In this moving and eloquent portrait, John Heilbron describes how the founder of quantum theory rose to the pinnacle of German science. With great understanding, he shows how Max Planck suffered morally and intellectually as his lifelong habit of service to his country and to physics was confronted by the realities of World War I and the brutalities of the Third Reich. In an afterword written for this edition, Heilbron weighs the recurring questions among historians and scientists about the costs to others, and to Planck himself, of the painful choices he faced in attempting to build an "ark" to carry science and scientists through the storms of Nazism.

Book Title
Dilemmas of an Upright Man : Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, with a New Afterword
Author
J. L. Heilbron
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Qc16.P6h45 2000
Reviews
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man is a reissue of the life of Max Planck...Hollywood would title it Triumph and Tragedy . Planck's quantum theory transformed physics, but his career period was rocked by two world wars. He stayed in Nazi Germany throughout...Although he could have escaped, he wouldn't leave. Some contemporaries found his obduracy hard to understand., The Dilemmas of an Upright Man is a reissue of the life of Max Planck...Hollywood would title it Triumph and Tragedy. Planck's quantum theory transformed physics, but his career period was rocked by two world wars. He stayed in Nazi Germany throughout...Although he could have escaped, he wouldn't leave. Some contemporaries found his obduracy hard to understand.
Copyright Date
1996
Lccn
00-040745
Dewey Decimal
530/.092
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes

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