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The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck as Spokesman for German Science
by Heilbron, J. L
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0520057104
- ISBN 13
- 9780520057104
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, 1986 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full grey cloth, gilt-on-red titles on spine, xiii, 238, [1] pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, footnotes, bibliography, index. Spine ends & corners slighlty rubbed, pencil gift inscription on half-title, else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, "This sensitive, meticulously documented portrait of the father of quantum theory reconstructs the life and work of Max Planck and the moral dilemmas he faced as a spokesman for science under the Wilhelmian Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich. ...most notably, we follow Planck's labors to reestablish the international community of physicists, shattered by the First World War, and his quiet, tenacious defense of Germany's scientific institutions against the destructive influence of the Third Reich." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.
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- Bookseller
- Twin City Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SCPH00059
- Title
- The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck as Spokesman for German Science
- Author
- Heilbron, J. L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520057104
- ISBN 13
- 9780520057104
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Los Angeles & London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Physics Physicists Biography Biographies Max Planck Quantum Mechanics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- X weight
- 32 oz
- Size
- 21½ X 14½ cm
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