The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, With a New AfterwordIn 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. |
Contents
Establishing the World Picture | 1 |
Defending the World Picture | 47 |
Doctor of Science | 87 |
In Shipwreck | 149 |
AFTERWORD 2000 | 205 |
221 | |
243 | |
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The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German ... J. L. Heilbron Limited preview - 2000 |
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German ... J. L. Heilbron Limited preview - 2000 |
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck As Spokesman for German Science J. L. Heilbron Limited preview - 1987 |
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References to this book
Vienna in the Age of Uncertainty: Science, Liberalism, and Private Life Deborah R. Coen No preview available - 2007 |