Heisenberg in the Atomic Age Science and the Public Sphere |
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Author:
| Carson, Cathryn |
Series title: | Publications of the German Historical Institute Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-43695-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Heisenberg in the Atomic Age explores the transformations of science's public presence in the postwar Federal Republic of Germany. Working between the history of science and German history, the book's central theme is the place of scientific rationality in public life - after the atomic bomb, in the wake of the Third Reich.
Heisenberg in the Atomic Age explores the transformations of science's public presence in the postwar Federal Republic of Germany. Working between the history of science and German history, the book's central theme is the place of scientific rationality in public life - after the atomic bomb, in the wake of the Third Reich.