Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb

by Mark Walker

Book Overview

In this book, Mark Walker - a historical scholar of Nazi science - brings to light the overwhelming impact of Hitler's regime on science and, ultimately, on the pursuit of the German atomic bomb. Walker meticulously draws on hundreds of original documents to examine the role of German scientists in the rise and fall of the Third Reich. He investigates whether most German scientists during Hitler's regime enthusiastically embraced the tenets of National...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738205850
• ISBN13: 9780738205854
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"