Al servicio del Reich. La física en tiempos de Hitler pdf

Philip Ball is a freelance science writer. He worked previously at Nature for over 20 years, first as an editor for physical sciences (for which his brief extended from biochemistry to quantum physics and materials science) and then as a Consultant Editor. His writings on science for the popular press have covered topical issues ranging from cosmology to the future of molecular biology. Philip is the author of many popular books on science, including works on the nature of water, pattern formation in the natural world, colour in art, the science of social and political philosophy, the cognition of music, and physics in Nazi Germany. He has written widely on the interactions between art and science, and has delivered lectures to scientific and general audiences at venues ranging from the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) to the NASA Ames Research Center, London's National Theatre and the London School of Economics. Philip continues to write regularly for Nature. He has contributed to publications ranging from New Scientist to the New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times and New Statesman. He is a contributing editor of Prospect magazine (for which he writes a science blog), and also a columnist for Chemistry World, Nature Materials, and the Italian science magazine Sapere. He has broadcast on many occasions on radio and TV, and is a presenter of "Science Stories" on BBC Radio 4. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, sits on the editorial board of Chemistry World and Interdiscipinary Science Reviews, and is a board member of the RESOLV network on solvation science at the Ruhr University of Bochum. Philip has a BA in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and a PhD in Physics from the University of Bristol. Philip Ball is a writer. Most of his books are concerned with science in some form or another: its history, its interactions with the arts and society, its achievements, delights and detours. He is a regular columnist for several magazines and an occasional radio presenter and broadcaster. He was an editor of Nature for many years, and long ago, a chemist and physicist of sorts.

Al servicio del Reich. La física en tiempos de Hitler pdf by Philip Ball

Los primeros científicos que experimentaron con la física atómica tuvieron la «suerte» de vivir unos tiempos interesantes. En plena Segunda Guerra Mundial, la ciencia alemana se convirtió en un asunto político: Heisenberg, Planck, Einstein y Debye, entre muchos otros, tuvieron que definirse. Como científicos y como personas. Y, para algunos de ellos, la definición no fue la misma. «Un libro que plantea preguntas importantes, que no afectan solo al mundo científico alemán del siglo XX, sino a la misma naturaleza de la ciencia y a cómo responden sus profesionales ante el mundo político bajo el que viven». Times Higher Education «Ball nos hace un gran servicio recordándonos la fuerza y, en ocasiones, la capacidad de confusión, que tienen las presiones, y lo muy improbable que resulta pensar que los científicos pueden y deben situarse “por encima de la política” […] Lleno de momentos dramáticos, conmovedores, y en ocasiones divertidos». Nature «Este libro de Ball muestra lo que puede suceder cuando se valoran la inteligencia y los descubrimentos por encima de todo lo demás». New Statesman «Un gran libro». Times Literary Supplement