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- Intertwines the political circumstances in Europe before, during and after World War II and those later on in the USA with a scientific career
- Enough records were kept during all these years to reconstruct in this book the spirit of the times and, perhaps, show that many present day education and life experiences may be wanting
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
"I found reading this autobiography of the polymer chemist Bernhard Wunderlich an extremely humbling experience. As a UK babyboomer who was a child in the 1950s and a teenager in the 1960s, I found myself counting my blessings, as I read about someone born in Brandenburg, Germany, in 1931. (...)
Wunderlich's long and distinguished career in research and teaching involved him in extensive travel in the US and around the world, including periodic return visits to Germany. This book reflects his great love of travel, including a deep interes in European and Mediterranean antiquities. (...)
I found the book enthralling and would recommend it to young chemists of today. When we are tempted to complain, it is salutary to read about someone, who despite early hurdles and difficulties, had the determination to succeed and ended up living a very full life, supported by a wide network of friends and family.
(Lucy Mitton, Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry 2010)
Authors and Affiliations
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Knoxville, U.S.A.
Bernhard Wunderlich
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Science Career Against all Odds
Book Subtitle: A Life of Survival, Study, Teaching and Travel in the 20th Century
Authors: Bernhard Wunderlich
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11196-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11195-2Published: 01 April 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42608-7Published: 09 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11196-9Published: 01 March 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 519
Topics: Chemistry/Food Science, general, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, History of Science, Philosophy of Science, Political Science, Polymer Sciences