The Dilemmas of an Upright Man

Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, With a New Afterword

J. L. Heilbron

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$31.00 • £26.95 • €28.95

ISBN 9780674004399

Publication Date: 09/01/2000

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272 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

22 halftones

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J. L. Heilbron, formerly Professor of History and the Vice Chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley, is a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford. He was awarded the George Sarton Medal by the History of Science Society in 1993 for his contributions to the field.

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