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Fritz Haber: Flawed Greatness of Person and Country
Author(s) -
Stern Fritz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201107900
Subject(s) - greatness , centennial , tragedy (event) , context (archaeology) , stern , environmental ethics , philosophy , history , psychoanalysis , art , psychology , literature , ancient history , archaeology
Onkel Fritz : In his lecture at the Centennial Celebration of The Fritz Haber Institute, Fritz Stern reflects on the strengths and flaws of the Institute′s founder. Can we judge a person without considering the historical and cultural context? In a sense, Haber's life encompassing triumph and tragedy is a reflection of his country at that time.