The Quantum Exodus : Jewish Fugitives, the Atomic Bomb, and the Holocaust.

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When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they immediately expelled Jewish academics, unwittingly changing the power balance of world science. When war came, these scientific refugees raced to engineer the atomic bomb, to prevent Nazi Germany getting there first.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fraser, Gordon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2014.
Subjects:
1939-1945
Atomic bomb > Design and construction > History.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Germany > Influence.
Jewish scientists > Germany > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Deportations from Germany > Political aspects.
Scientifiques juifs > Allemagne > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Déportés allemands > Aspect politique.
Atomic bomb > Design and construction
Deportation
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Jewish scientists
Germany
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of illustrations; 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; Epilogue: Europe redux; Appendix 1: A list of emigrant scientists; Appendix 2: Sources and bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.

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