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Explore the rich intellectual legacy of Germany with 'Einstein's German World', a captivating trade paperback that delves into the complex interplay of culture, science, and politics during a transformative era. Authored by acclaimed historian Fritz Stern, this enlightening book reveals how Germany, once a beacon of scientific achievement and cultural vitality, succumbed to the dark forces of Nazi ideology. Discover the stories of eminent scientists like Albert Einstein, Fritz Haber, Max Planck, and Paul Ehrlich, who shaped Germany’s scientific landscape while grappling with their Jewish identities amidst a tumultuous societal shift.
In this exceptional work, you will learn about the nuanced friendship between Einstein and Haber, contrasting their divergent paths amidst the rise of Nazism. With meticulous research and newly uncovered archival sources, Stern captures the moral dilemmas and accomplishments of these groundbreaking figures, providing readers with a comprehensive view of Germany’s scientific community before, during, and after World War II. Ideal for history enthusiasts and students of German studies, 'Einstein's German World' offers a profound reflection on the intersection of science, morality, and cultural identity in a nation fraught with contradictions.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780691171302. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2016. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691171302
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
The French political philosopher Raymond Aron once observed that the twentieth century "could have been Germany's century." In 1900, the country was Europe's preeminent power, its material strength and strident militaristic ethos apparently balanced by a vital culture and extraordinary scientific achievement. It was poised to achieve greatness. In Einstein's German World, the eminent historian Fritz Stern explores the ambiguous promise of Germany before Hitler, as well as its horrifying decline into moral nihilism under Nazi rule, and aspects of its remarkable recovery since World War II. He does so by gracefully blending history and biography in a sequence of finely drawn studies of Germany's great scientists and of German-Jewish relations before and during Hitler's regime. Stern's central chapter traces the complex friendship of Albert Einstein and the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Fritz Haber, contrasting their responses to German life and to their Jewish heritage. Haber, a convert to Christianity and a firm German patriot until the rise of the Nazis; Einstein, a committed internationalist and pacifist, and a proud though secular Jew.
Other chapters, also based on new archival sources, consider the turbulent and interrelated careers of the physicist Max Planck, an austere and powerful figure who helped to make Berlin a happy, productive place for Einstein and other legendary scientists; of Paul Ehrlich, the founder of chemotherapy; of Walther Rathenau, the German-Jewish industrialist and statesman tragically assassinated in 1922; and of Chaim Weizmann, chemist, Zionist, and first president of Israel, whose close relations with his G
In this exceptional work, you will learn about the nuanced friendship between Einstein and Haber, contrasting their divergent paths amidst the rise of Nazism. With meticulous research and newly uncovered archival sources, Stern captures the moral dilemmas and accomplishments of these groundbreaking figures, providing readers with a comprehensive view of Germany’s scientific community before, during, and after World War II. Ideal for history enthusiasts and students of German studies, 'Einstein's German World' offers a profound reflection on the intersection of science, morality, and cultural identity in a nation fraught with contradictions.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780691171302. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2016. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691171302
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
The French political philosopher Raymond Aron once observed that the twentieth century "could have been Germany's century." In 1900, the country was Europe's preeminent power, its material strength and strident militaristic ethos apparently balanced by a vital culture and extraordinary scientific achievement. It was poised to achieve greatness. In Einstein's German World, the eminent historian Fritz Stern explores the ambiguous promise of Germany before Hitler, as well as its horrifying decline into moral nihilism under Nazi rule, and aspects of its remarkable recovery since World War II. He does so by gracefully blending history and biography in a sequence of finely drawn studies of Germany's great scientists and of German-Jewish relations before and during Hitler's regime. Stern's central chapter traces the complex friendship of Albert Einstein and the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Fritz Haber, contrasting their responses to German life and to their Jewish heritage. Haber, a convert to Christianity and a firm German patriot until the rise of the Nazis; Einstein, a committed internationalist and pacifist, and a proud though secular Jew.
Other chapters, also based on new archival sources, consider the turbulent and interrelated careers of the physicist Max Planck, an austere and powerful figure who helped to make Berlin a happy, productive place for Einstein and other legendary scientists; of Paul Ehrlich, the founder of chemotherapy; of Walther Rathenau, the German-Jewish industrialist and statesman tragically assassinated in 1922; and of Chaim Weizmann, chemist, Zionist, and first president of Israel, whose close relations with his G