In the Name of Science?
P. J. W. Debye and his Career in Nazi Germany
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
184 pages
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6 7/9 x 9 1/2
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© 2008
Contents
Introduction
Debye and his career in Nazi Germany
The Sommerfield school
The Physics Institute of the University of Leipzig
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics
The Rockefeller Foundation
The laboratory of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Prestigious appointments
The German Physics Society
German anti-Semitism
The departure from Germany
The period of residence in the United States
Contacts with Germany
War-geared research
Conclusion
Summary
List of consulted archives
List of interviewees
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Debye and his career in Nazi Germany
The Sommerfield school
The Physics Institute of the University of Leipzig
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics
The Rockefeller Foundation
The laboratory of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Prestigious appointments
The German Physics Society
German anti-Semitism
The departure from Germany
The period of residence in the United States
Contacts with Germany
War-geared research
Conclusion
Summary
List of consulted archives
List of interviewees
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
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