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Scientists Flee Nazi Germany

Scientists Flee Nazi Germany

FromWitness History: World War Two


Scientists Flee Nazi Germany

FromWitness History: World War Two

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 13, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The early 20th Century was a golden age for physics with pioneers such as Max Born, Robert Oppenheimer and Werner Heisenberg working together at Gottingen University in Germany. But the rise of Hitler forced Born and many other Jewish scientists to flee into exile. Max Born's son, Gustav, tells Louise Hidalgo about his memories of the period and his father's friendship with Albert Einstein.

(Photo: A gathering of European scientists in 1927. Max Born is second from the right in the second row.)
Released:
Aug 13, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.