Nazi Science

2013-11-11 Science

Author : Mark Walker
Release : 2013-11-11
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 740/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Nazi Science written by Mark Walker. This book was released on 2013-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Mark Walker - a historical scholar of Nazi science - brings to light the overwhelming impact of Hitler's regime on science and, ultimately, on the pursuit of the German atomic bomb. Walker meticulously draws on hundreds of original documents to examine the role of German scientists in the rise and fall of the Third Reich. He investigates whether most German scientists during Hitler's regime enthusiastically embraced the tenets of National Socialism or cooperated in a Faustian pact for financial support, which contributed to National Socialism's running rampant and culminated in the rape of Europe and the genocide of millions of Jews. This work unravels the myths and controversies surrounding Hitler's atomic bomb project. It provides a look at what surprisingly turned out to be an Achilles' heel for Hitler - the misuse of science and scientists in the service of the Third Reich.

The Nazis Next Door

2014-10-28 History

Author : Eric Lichtblau
Release : 2014-10-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Nazis Next Door written by Eric Lichtblau. This book was released on 2014-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newsweek Best Book of the Year: “Captivating . . . rooted in first-rate research” (The New York Times Book Review). In this New York Times bestseller, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazis—from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich—who came to the United States after World War II and quietly settled into new lives. Many gained entry on their own as self-styled war “refugees.” But some had help from the US government. The CIA, the FBI, and the military all put Hitler’s minions to work as spies, intelligence assets, and leading scientists and engineers, whitewashing their histories. Only years after their arrival did private sleuths and government prosecutors begin trying to identify the hidden Nazis. Now, relying on a trove of newly disclosed documents and scores of interviews, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau reveals this little-known and “disturbing” chapter of postwar history (Salon).

Hitler's Gift

2001 History

Author : Jean Medawar
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hitler's Gift written by Jean Medawar. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'With material drawn from more than 20 surviving refungee scientists, this is an aweinspiring book.' The Sunday Telegraph'a fascinating account of the thousands of Jewish scientists who left Germany under the Nazis and enriched world science.' New Scientist

The Science of Evil

2012-09-04 Family & Relationships

Author : Simon Baron-Cohen
Release : 2012-09-04
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 420/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Science of Evil written by Simon Baron-Cohen. This book was released on 2012-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking and challenging examination of the social, cognitive, neurological, and biological roots of psychopathy, cruelty, and evil Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world.In The Science of Evil Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psychologist, however, he examines social and environmental factors that can erode empathy, including neglect and abuse. Based largely on Baron-Cohen's own research, The Science of Evil will change the way we understand and treat human cruelty.

Surviving the Swastika

1993 Germany

Author : Kristie Macrakis
Release : 1993
Genre : Germany
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Book Rating : 100/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Surviving the Swastika written by Kristie Macrakis. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft in the Nazi period. Ch. 3 (p. 51-72), "From Accommodation to Passive Opposition, 1933-35," discusses the dismissal of Jews from the various institutes. Max Planck tried to protect his Jewish colleagues from the Nazi authorities, but in vain. The only act of resistance undertaken by the scientists was the Fritz Haber Memorial Ceremony in 1935 (Haber, a Jewish scientist, died in Switzerland in 1934); the Nazis reluctantly allowed it to be held.

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