Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

German-Jewish Pioneers in Science 1900–1933

Highlights in Atomic Physics, Chemistry, and Biochemistry

  • Book
  • © 1979

Overview

Authors:
  1. David Nachmansohn

    1. Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, Columbia University, New York, USA

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages ii-xx
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 1-2

  3. Historical Background

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 3-20

  4. Atomic Physics in the Early Twentieth Century

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 21-150

  5. Developments in Chemistry and Physiology in the Nineteenth Century

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 151-165

  6. Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Early 20th Century. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes in Berlin—Dahlem

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 166-341

  7. Worldwide Effects on Biochemistry Due to Nazi Persecution

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 342-371

  8. Concluding Remarks: Science and Society

    • David Nachmansohn
    Pages 373-379

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 381-392
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, Columbia University, New York, USA

    David Nachmansohn

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation