Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact

Cornwell, John

ISBN 10: 0670030759 / ISBN 13: 9780670030750

Verlag: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003

Beschreibung

Light bumps and shelf wear.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 038286

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
• Verlag: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0670030759
• ISBN-13: 9780670030750
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: First Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Science
  • War
  • History

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Describes how German scientists under Hitler knowingly broke international agreements in order to build deadly weapons prior to World War I, discussing German innovation and breakthroughs that paved the way to the discovery of atomic fission and how such innovations were tainted by Hitler's xenophobic ideologies. 125,000 first printing.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

John Cornwell is in the department of history and philosophy of science at Cambridge University. He is a regular feature writer at the Sunday Times (London) and the author and editor of four books on science, including Power to Harm, on the Louisville Prozac trial.

John Cornwell has directed the Science and Human Dimension Project at Jesus College, Cambridge since 1990 and is an Affiliated Research Scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge.