Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb
by Mark Walker
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Author: Mark WalkerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-07
ISBN: 0738205850
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: Not easy to work within a oppressive government
Summary: 4 Stars
The author does a very good job of showing that not everything is black and white. The only comment that I can add is that what people do or say while they are working under an oppressive government can not always be used to prove how any individual really feels or thinks. In Germany, at that time, if an individual of Heisenberg's status spoke openly against the government then he would be risking more than just his job. At the very least he would have had all of his communications monitored, he and his family would have been watched, his travel would have been restricted and at most he could have been jailed or he could have quietly disappeared. If he did not try and sell the idea of continuing the work on either the reactor or some form of nuclear weapon then he would see his funding getting pulled and his position would be diminished.
As the author points out, it is never easy to clearly understand the thinking of an individual by what they say or even do. At one point Heisenberg felt that Hitler would win the war, so I am sure that he felt that he would have little control over the out come and he might as well take the most of any opportunity that could come up. Once it was clear that Hitler was not going to win then he had to rethink his strategy for keeping funding and making sure that his position in the scientific community did not diminish.
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