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Philip D. Bunn's avatar

Thanks so much for sharing, Jared! It's an honor to contribute, and I'm always excited about a chance to get people reading Heisenberg.

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Steve G's avatar

Pre-WWII, Heisenberg was one of several scientists involved in quantum physics, from Curie, Einstein, Bohr, Planck etc. While I don’t dispute this article, Heisenberg philosophy included not leaving Germany even though he ( and Planck ) knew of the barbarism of the Third Reich. I know Heisenberg may have chosen not to join the Nazis, but let’s face it, he didn’t leave Germany either and wanted to support as a nationalist their war effort. It’s well known that when the German scientists learned (while imprisoned by the Allies in France) that the Allies had dropped the A bomb on Hiroshima, these well educated German scientists were shocked that they were beaten by the Allies scientists (Manhattan Project) and the Germans cried….The Nazis had lost the war. Based on these actions, Was Heisenberg an ethical scientist/ human being? The author might have an answer.

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