1: Neutrons and Nazis
2: The Rise of German Science
3: Cultural Cleansing
4: Emblematic Emigrants
5: The Fall of German Science
6: Plagues
7: Abide With Me
8: Fission Mission
9: Gathering Nuclear Fuel
10: For in Much Wisdom is Much Grief
11: Science and Anxiety
12: Epilogue - Europe redux
Appendix, Bibliography and Acknowledgements
Gordon Fraser (the late) was for many years the in-house editor at
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva.
His books on popular science and scientists include Cosmic Anger, a
biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim Nobel scientist, and
Antimatter: The Ultimate Mirror. He is also the editor of The New
Physics for the 21st Century and The Particle Century. After
undergraduate studies at Imperial
College, London, he went on to a PhD in theoretical particle
physics, and has worked as a research scientist as well as a
journalist. He lives in France.
`A unique intersection of three very broad topics: World War II,
forefront physics, and the Holocaust. There are many good books by
historians and journalists on Nazi Germany's loss of first-rate
scientists, and the corresponding gains by the US and UK. However,
Fraser's knowledge of physics issues is at the expert level, and he
focuses specifically on the physicists, especially the research
that was done by the refugees, and what was (or was not) done
by
those left behind.'
R. Jeffrey Wilkes, University of Washington, USA
`The book is an easy and attractive read. It is essentially a human
narrative: the science is outlined skilfully with just enough depth
to let the general reader appreciate the issues that arose. The
author brings a personal knowledge of many of those named. The book
is timely as it bridges the transition between oral and documented
history. The accessible style and the urgency of the growing
tension make it a must-read.'
David Saxon, formerly Kelvin Professor of Physics, University of
Glasgow, UK
`This book tells one of the most important stories of the twentieth
century with the panache and pacing of a beach thriller. Gordon
Fraser shifts with ease from the innermost realms of nuclear
physics to the migrations - and torments - of entire nations. Deep,
difficult waters are explored without flinching.
'
Simon Hands, Swansea University, UK
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