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Description: Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Mark Walker Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitlers regime? And how did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and the postwar reaction to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the enduring impact of Hitlers bomb. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitlers regime? How did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and postwar reactions to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the narratives surrounding Hitlers bomb. The global impacts of this project were cataclysmic. Credible reports of German developments spurred the American Manhattan Project, the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in turn the Soviet efforts. After the war these scientists work was overshadowed by the twin shocks of Auschwitz and Hiroshima. Hitlers Atomic Bomb sheds light on the postwar criticism and subsequent rehabilitation of the German scientists, including the controversial legend of Werner Heisenberg and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäckers visit to occupied Copenhagen in 1941. This scientifically accurate but non-technical history examines the impact of German efforts to harness nuclear fission, and the surrounding debates and legends. Author Biography Mark Walker is the John Bigelow Professor of History at Union College, Schenectady, New York. His research interests include twentieth-century science, particularly science and technology under National Socialism. Previous publications include The Kaiser Wilhelm Society during National Socialism (Cambridge, 2009), and The German Physical Society in the Third Reich: Physicists between Autonomy and Accomodation (Cambridge, 2012). Table of Contents Introduction; Part I. The Bomb: 1. Farm hall; 2. Nuclear fission; 3. Lightning war; 4. Selling uranium; 5. Total war; 6. The War is Lost; Part II. Living with the Bomb; 7. Oversimplifications; 8. Compromising with Hitler; 9. Rehabilitation; 10. Copenhagen; Conclusion; Epilogue. The historian as historical actor. Review Hitlers Atomic Bomb is a masterful account of the German nuclear program in history and mythology. Based on the latest research, Walker demonstrates that Nazi Germany never had the resources to build a bomb, but that possibility haunted and divided physicists long after the war. Michael J. Neufeld, author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of WarIn the most comprehensive history yet of the German wartime nuclear fission project, Mark Walker masterfully explores the origins of the project and its failure to achieve an atomic bomb; the scientists difficulties and dilemmas encountered before, during and after the Third Reich; and the valuable lessons for us all. David Cassidy, author of Beyond Uncertainty: Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and the BombTheres more to the story of Hitlers scientists than whether they knew how to build an atomic bomb. They navigated the politics of the Third Reich, kept working as their world collapsed, and later tried to rebuild their reputations. Mark Walker weighs in on this controversial history and offers a scathing portrait of science under National Socialism. Jacob Darwin Hamblin, author of The Wretched Atom: Americas Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology Promotional Explores the German efforts to harness nuclear fission during World War II for the Nazi regime and the aftermath. Details ISBN1009479288 Author Mark Walker Pages 380 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781009479288 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Audience General DEWEY 940.54867309 Publication Date 2024-07-18 Alternative 9781009479257 UK Release Date 2024-07-18 ISBN-10 1009479288 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161285991;

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