{"product_id":"the-scientific-world-of-karl-friedrich-bonhoeffer-the-entanglement-of-science-religion-and-politics-in-nazi-germany-hardcover","title":"The Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer: The Entanglement of Science, Religion, and Politics in Nazi Germany - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen L. Housley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twentieth-century Germany, Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer rose to prominence as a brilliant physical chemist, even as several of his relatives-Dietrich Bonhoeffer among them-became involved in the resistance to Hitler, leading to their executions. This book traces the entanglement of science, religion, and politics in the Third Reich and in the lives of Karl-Friedrich, his family and his colleagues, including Fritz Haber and Werner Heisenberg. Nominated for the Nobel Prize, Karl-Friedrich was an expert on heavy water, a component of the atomic bomb. During the war, he was caught in the middle between relatives who were trying to kill Hitler and friends who were helping Hitler build a nuclear weapon. Karl-Friedrich emerges as a complex figure-an agnostic whose brother was a renowned theologian, and a chemist who both reluctantly advised German nuclear scientists and collaborated with Paul Rosbaud, a spy for the British. Illuminating the uneasy position of science in twentieth-century Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a man in love with chemistry, his family, and his nation, trying to do right by all of them in the midst of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twentieth-century Germany, Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer rose to prominence as a brilliant physical chemist, even as several of his relatives--Dietrich Bonhoeffer among them--became involved in the resistance to Hitler, leading to their executions. This book traces the entanglement of science, religion, and politics in the Third Reich and in the lives of Karl-Friedrich, his family and his colleagues, including Fritz Haber and Werner Heisenberg. Nominated for the Nobel Prize, Karl-Friedrich was an expert on heavy water, a component of the atomic bomb. During the war, he was caught in the middle between relatives who were trying to kill Hitler and friends who were helping Hitler build a nuclear weapon. Karl-Friedrich emerges as a complex figure--an agnostic whose brother was a renowned theologian, and a chemist who both reluctantly advised German nuclear scientists and collaborated with Paul Rosbaud, a spy for the British. Illuminating the uneasy position of science in twentieth-century Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe Scientific World of Karl-Friedrich Bonhoeffer\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a man in love with chemistry, his family, and his nation, trying to do right by all of them in the midst of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen L. Housley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten books. Her essays on what she calls the force fields between science, religion, and the arts have appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eImage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMetanexus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794587287840,"sku":"9783319958002","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9a9f28f66cb52b2d74bdb5f0886aa88.webp?v=1780730044","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-scientific-world-of-karl-friedrich-bonhoeffer-the-entanglement-of-science-religion-and-politics-in-nazi-germany-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}