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Author Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976.

Title My dear Li : correspondence, 1937-1946 / Werner and Elisabeth Heisenberg ; edited by Anna Maria Hirsch-Heisenberg and translated by Irene Heisenberg
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Yale Univ Press, 2016

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Contents Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Translator's Note; About This Book; Map of German Locations Referenced in the Letters; The Correspondence; 1937; 1937-38; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; Timeline; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z
Summary Personal letters reveal the quandary of a prominent German physicist during the Nazi years and the strength he shared with his loving wife Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg lived far from his wife, Elisabeth, during most of the Second World War. An eminent scientist, Werner headed Germany's national atomic research project in Berlin, while Elisabeth and their children lived more safely in Bavaria. This selection of more than 300 letters exchanged between husband and wife reveals the precarious nature of Werner's position in the Third Reich, Elisabeth's increasingly difficult everyday life as the war progressed, and the devoted relationship that gave strength to them both. These letters provide a fascinating new perspective on Werner's much-debated wartime work and his attitude toward the atomic bomb. They also shed light on his reluctance to emigrate despite the urging of friends. An excerpt from his private diary, an introduction and notes by his daughter, and a selection of personal family photographs complete this compelling volume
Analysis (fast)Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976
(nbc)33.01 history of physics
(lcgft)Personal correspondence
(fast)Records and correspondence
Notes Originally published in German as "Meine liebe Li!" Der Briefwechsel 1937-1946. © 2011 Residenz Verlag
In English, translated from the German
Subject Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976 -- Correspondence
Heisenberg, Elisabeth, 1914-1998 -- Correspondence
SUBJECT Heisenberg, Elisabeth, 1914-1998 fast
Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976 fast
Subject Physicists -- Germany -- Correspondence
Physicists' spouses -- Germany -- Correspondence
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th century.
Physicists
Physicists' spouses
Germany
Genre/Form personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780300225013
0300225016
Other Titles Correspondence. English