Haber fritz biography of william
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Haber, Fritz
(b. Breslau, Germany [now Wroc≢aw, Poland], 9 December 1868; d.
Haber fritz biography of william
Basel, Switzerland, 29 January 1934)
chemistry. For the original article on Haber see DSB, vol. 5.
From the many new sources that have become available since the first edition of the DSB, a much richer, more nuanced portrait of Haber has emerged, revealing a twentieth-century scientist with many faces.
These include Haber the academic scientist and industrial pioneer, the benefactor of humanity and creator of destructive weapons, the science organizer and military advisor, and not least the assimilated Jew and German patriot who nevertheless died in exile.
To elucidate the complexity that characterized Haber, this postscript will focus on three critical events in Haber’s life and their consequences: the ammonia synthesis that made him famous, World War I that made him infamous, and finally the crisis of 1933, which hastened his death.
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