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The Leo Baeck Institute, to whose late president this book is dedicated, has three branches, located in Jerusalem, London, and New York. Its chief aim is the collection of documents describing the history of Jews in German-speaking countries, the manifold aspects of the association of the two ethnic groups, over a period of about 150 years; that is, from the time of the Enlightenment until the rise to power of the Nazi regime. Twenty-three Year Books (1956-1978) so far and many additional vol­ umes about special fields have been published by the institute. They offer an impressive documentation of the role Jews played in Germany, some of their great achievements, the difficulties they encountered in their struggle for equal rights, as well as its slow but seemingly success­ ful progress. A wealth of interesting material describes the mutual stimu­ lation of the creative forces of the two ethnic groups in a great variety of fields-literature, music, the performing arts, philosophy, humanities, the shaping of public opinion, economy, commerce, and industry. Since the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans, there have been only a few periods during which Jews played such an eminent role in the history of their host nation. As was forcefully emphasized by Gerson D.

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Author:   D. Nachmansohn
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781461299721

ISBN 10:   1461299721
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   23 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. Historical Background.- A. The Rise of Science in Germany.- B. Entrance of Jews into German Science.- II. Atomic Physics in the Early Twentieth Century.- A. Developments in Physics in the Late Nineteenth Century.- B. The Period Before World War I.- C. The Twenties.- D. The Lives of Franck and Born; Gustav Hertz.- E. Effects on Philosophy and Epistemology.- F. The Effects on Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Other Fields.- G. The Late Nineteen-Twenties; Rise of the Nazi Movement.- H. Nuclear Fission.- I. Nuclear Energy and the Atom Bomb.- III. Developments in Chemistry and Physiology in the Nineteenth Century.- A. Chemistry.- B. Physiology.- IV. Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Early 20th Century. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes in Berlin-Dahlem.- A. Fritz Haber (1868–1934).- B. Richard Willstätter (1872–1942).- C. Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883–1970).- D. Otto Meyerhof (1884–1951).- E. Carl Neuberg (1877–1956).- F. Gustav Embden (1874–1933).- G. General Growth of German Biochemistry.- H. Reflections on the Roots and Fruits of the Collaboration between German and Jewish Scientists.- V. Worldwide Effects on Biochemistry Due to Nazi Persecution.- A. Hans A. Krebs (1900- ).- B. Severo Ochoa (1905- ).- G. Rudolf Schoenheimer (1898–1941).- D. Ernst B. Chain (1906- ).- E. Collaboration between German and Israeli Scientists.- Concluding Remarks: Science and Society.- References.

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