The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, With a New AfterwordHarvard University Press, 2000 M09 1 - 254 páginas 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. |
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Chapter 2 Defending the World Picture | 47 |
Chapter 3 Doctor of Science | 87 |
Chapter 4 In Shipwreck | 149 |
Afterword 2000 | 205 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German ... J. L. Heilbron Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck As Spokesman for German Science J. L. Heilbron Vista previa limitada - 1987 |
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