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My dear Li : correspondence 1937-1946

Title
My dear Li : correspondence 1937-1946 / Werner and Elisabeth Heisenberg ; edited by Anna Maria Hirsch-Heisenberg and translated by Irene Heisenberg.
Publication
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

Details

Additional Authors
  • Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976.
  • Heisenberg, Elisabeth, 1914-1998.
  • Hirsch-Heisenberg, Anna Maria, 1938-
  • Heisenberg, Irene
Description
xv, 312 : illustrations, map; 25 cm
Summary
Nobel Prizewinning physicist Werner Heisenberg lived far from his wife, Elisabeth, during most of the Second World War. An eminent scientist, Werner headed Germanys 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 Werners position in the Third Reich, Elisabeths 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 Werners 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.
Uniform Title
"Meine liebe Li!". English.
Alternative Title
My dear Li : Werner & Elisabeth Heisenberg
Subject
  • Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976 > Correspondence
  • Heisenberg, Elisabeth, 1914-1998 > Correspondence
  • Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976
  • Physicists > Germany > Correspondence
  • Physicists' spouses > Germany > Correspondence
Genre/Form
  • Personal correspondence.
  • Records and correspondence.
Note
  • English translation of "Meine Liebe Li!" : der Briefwechsel 1937-1946; originally published ©2011 Residenz Verlag.
  • Includes index (pages 305-312).
Language (note)
  • Translated from the German.
Contents
Translator's note -- About this book -- Map of German locations references in the letters -- The correspondence -- Timeline.
Call Number
JFE 16-13312
ISBN
  • 9780300196931
  • 0300196938
OCLC
944209976
Title
My dear Li : correspondence 1937-1946 / Werner and Elisabeth Heisenberg ; edited by Anna Maria Hirsch-Heisenberg and translated by Irene Heisenberg.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Language
Translated from the German.
Added Author
Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976. Correspondence. Selections. English.
Heisenberg, Elisabeth, 1914-1998. Correspondence. Selections. English.
Hirsch-Heisenberg, Anna Maria, 1938- editor.
Heisenberg, Irene, translator.
Spine Title
My dear Li : Werner & Elisabeth Heisenberg
LCCN
2016931969
Research Call Number
JFE 16-13312
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