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Author Lemmerich, J

Title Science and conscience : the life of James Franck / Jost Lemmerich ; translated by Ann M. Hentschel
Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 369 pages) : illustrations
Series Stanford nuclear age series
Stanford nuclear age series
Contents Introduction -- Youth and education -- Research on the atom -- The Göttingen period -- The Nobel laureate -- The Nazis take over : resignation and emigration -- America, a new home -- A scientist's responsibility -- Franck and Germany after 1945
Summary James Franck (1882-1964) was one of the twentieth century's most respected scientists, known both for his contributions to physics and for his moral courage. During the 1920s, Franck was a prominent figure in the German physics community. His research into the structure of the atom earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1925. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, Franck resigned his professorship at Gottingen in protest against anti-Jewish policies. He soon emigrated to the United States, where, at the University of Chicago, he began innovative research into photosynthesis. When the Second
Notes "Originally published in German under the title Aufrecht im Sturm der Zeit: Der Physiker James Franck, 1882-1964."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Franck, James, 1882-1964.
Franck, James, 1882-1964
Physicists -- Germany -- Biography
Nobel Prize winners -- Germany -- Biography
Jewish refugees -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
SCIENCE -- Energy.
SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
Jewish refugees
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ISBN 9780804779098
0804779090
Other Titles Aufrecht im Sturm der Zeit. English