SettingsNuclear program of Nazi Germany
Abraham Esau
Robert Abraham Esau (7 June 1884 – 12 May 1955) was a German physicist.
Robert Abraham Esau (7 June 1884 – 12 May 1955) was a German physicist.
Alsos Mission
The Alsos Mission was part of the Manhattan Project, the effort during World War II by the Allies, principally Britain and the United States, to create an atomic bomb.
The Alsos Mission was part of the Manhattan Project, the effort during World War II by the Allies, principally Britain and the United States, to create an atomic bomb.
Arnold Flammersfeld
Arnold Rudolf Karl Flammersfeld (February 10, 1913 – Janauary 5, 2001) was a German nuclear physicist who worked on the German nuclear energy project during World War II. From 1954, he was...
Arnold Rudolf Karl Flammersfeld (February 10, 1913 – Janauary 5, 2001) was a German nuclear physicist who worked on the German nuclear energy project during World War II. From 1954, he was...
Auergesellschaft
The industrial firm Auergesellschaft was founded in 1892 with headquarters in Berlin.
The industrial firm Auergesellschaft was founded in 1892 with headquarters in Berlin.
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker (June 28, 1912 – 28 April 2007) was a German physicist and philosopher.
Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker (June 28, 1912 – 28 April 2007) was a German physicist and philosopher.
Carl Ramsauer
Carl Wilhelm Ramsauer (February 6, 1879 in Osternburg, Oldenburg, Germany – December 24, 1955 in Berlin, Germany) was an internationally notable professor of physics and research physicist...
Carl Wilhelm Ramsauer (February 6, 1879 in Osternburg, Oldenburg, Germany – December 24, 1955 in Berlin, Germany) was an internationally notable professor of physics and research physicist...
Deutsche Physik
Deutsche Physik (literally: "German Physics") or Aryan Physics was a nationalist movement in the German physics community in the early 1930s against the work of Albert Einstein, label...
Deutsche Physik (literally: "German Physics") or Aryan Physics was a nationalist movement in the German physics community in the early 1930s against the work of Albert Einstein, label...
Erich Bagge
Erich Rudolf Bagge (30 May 1912, Neustadt bei Coburg – 5 June 1996, Kiel) was a German scientist.
Erich Rudolf Bagge (30 May 1912, Neustadt bei Coburg – 5 June 1996, Kiel) was a German scientist.
Erich Fischer
Erich Horst Fischer (1910 – 1969) was a German experimental physicist.
Erich Horst Fischer (1910 – 1969) was a German experimental physicist.
Erich Schumann
Erich Schumann (5 January 1898 – 25 April 1985) was a German physicist who specialized in acoustics and explosives, and had a penchant for music, as he was a grandson of the classical comp...
Erich Schumann (5 January 1898 – 25 April 1985) was a German physicist who specialized in acoustics and explosives, and had a penchant for music, as he was a grandson of the classical comp...
Ernst Rexer
Ernst Rexer was a German nuclear physicist.
Ernst Rexer was a German nuclear physicist.
Friedrich Bopp
Friedrich Arnold Bopp (1909 – 1987) was a German theoretical physicist who contributed to nuclear physics and quantum field theory.
Friedrich Arnold Bopp (1909 – 1987) was a German theoretical physicist who contributed to nuclear physics and quantum field theory.
Friedrich Knauer (chemist)
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Knauer was a German physical chemist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Knauer was a German physical chemist.
Fritz Houtermans
Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist born in Zoppot near Danzig, West Prussia.
Friedrich Georg "Fritz" Houtermans (January 22, 1903 – March 1, 1966) was a Dutch-Austrian-German atomic and nuclear physicist born in Zoppot near Danzig, West Prussia.
Fritz Strassmann
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Straßmann (February 22, 1902 - April 22, 1980) was a German chemist who, with Otto Hahn in 1938, identified barium in the residue after bombarding uranium with neutrons...
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fritz" Straßmann (February 22, 1902 - April 22, 1980) was a German chemist who, with Otto Hahn in 1938, identified barium in the residue after bombarding uranium with neutrons...
Georg Joos
Georg Jakob Christof Joos (25 May 1894 in Bad Urach, Germany – 20 May 1959 in Munich, Germany) was a German theoretical physicist.
Georg Jakob Christof Joos (25 May 1894 in Bad Urach, Germany – 20 May 1959 in Munich, Germany) was a German theoretical physicist.
Georg Stetter
Georg Stetter (1895 – 1988) was an Austrian-German nuclear physicist.
Georg Stetter (1895 – 1988) was an Austrian-German nuclear physicist.
Gerhard Hoffmann
Gerhard Hoffmann (1880 – 1945) was a German nuclear physicist.
Gerhard Hoffmann (1880 – 1945) was a German nuclear physicist.
German nuclear energy project
The German nuclear energy project, (German: Uranprojekt; informally known as the Uranverein; English: Uranium Club), was an attempted clandestine scientific effort led by Germany t...
The German nuclear energy project, (German: Uranprojekt; informally known as the Uranverein; English: Uranium Club), was an attempted clandestine scientific effort led by Germany t...
Gottfried von Droste
Gottfried von Droste, a.k.a. Gottfried von Droste zu Vischering-Padberg, was a German physical chemist.
Gottfried von Droste, a.k.a. Gottfried von Droste zu Vischering-Padberg, was a German physical chemist.
Günter Wirths
Günter Wirths (born 1911) was a German chemist who was an authority on uranium production, especially reactor-grade.
Günter Wirths (born 1911) was a German chemist who was an authority on uranium production, especially reactor-grade.
Hans Kopfermann
Hans Kopfermann (26 April 1895 in Breckenheim near Wiesbaden – 1963) was a German atomic and nuclear physicist.
Hans Kopfermann (26 April 1895 in Breckenheim near Wiesbaden – 1963) was a German atomic and nuclear physicist.
Hans Suess
Hans Eduard Suess (December 16, 1909 in Vienna - September 20, 1993) was an Austrian physical chemist and nuclear physicist.
Hans Eduard Suess (December 16, 1909 in Vienna - September 20, 1993) was an Austrian physical chemist and nuclear physicist.
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (28 March 1911 in Esslingen am Neckar – 16 December 2000 in Allensbach) was a German physicist.
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (28 March 1911 in Esslingen am Neckar – 16 December 2000 in Allensbach) was a German physicist.
Heinz Pose
Rudolf Heinz Pose (10 April 1905 in Königsberg – 13 November 1975 in Dresden) was a German nuclear physicist.
Rudolf Heinz Pose (10 April 1905 in Königsberg – 13 November 1975 in Dresden) was a German nuclear physicist.
Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party.
Hermann Wilhelm Göring, was a German politician, military leader, and leading member of the Nazi Party.
Hitlers Bombe
Hitlers Bombe (Hitler's Bomb) is a nonfiction book by the German historian Rainer Karlsch published in March 2005, which claims to have evidence concerning the development and testing of...
Hitlers Bombe (Hitler's Bomb) is a nonfiction book by the German historian Rainer Karlsch published in March 2005, which claims to have evidence concerning the development and testing of...
Horst Korsching
Horst Korsching (1912 – 1998) was a German physicist.
Horst Korsching (1912 – 1998) was a German physicist.
J. Hans D. Jensen
Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (25 June 1907 in Hamburg – 11 February 1973 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist.
Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen (25 June 1907 in Hamburg – 11 February 1973 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist.
Josef Schintlmeister
Josef Schintlmeister (16 June 1908, Radstadt - 14 August 1971, Hinterglemm) was an Austrian-German nuclear physicist and alpinist from Radstadt.
Josef Schintlmeister (16 June 1908, Radstadt - 14 August 1971, Hinterglemm) was an Austrian-German nuclear physicist and alpinist from Radstadt.
Kaiser Wilhelm Society
The Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science was a German scientific institution established in the German Kaiserreich in 1911.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of Science was a German scientific institution established in the German Kaiserreich in 1911.
Karl Wirtz
Karl Eugen Julius Wirtz was a German nuclear physicist.
Karl Eugen Julius Wirtz was a German nuclear physicist.
Karl Zimmer
Karl Günter Zimmer was a German physicist and radiation biologist, known for his work on the effects of ionizing radiation on DNA. In 1935, he published the major work, Über die Natur der Genm...
Karl Günter Zimmer was a German physicist and radiation biologist, known for his work on the effects of ionizing radiation on DNA. In 1935, he published the major work, Über die Natur der Genm...
Karl-Heinz Höcker
Karl-Heinz Höcker was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein.
Karl-Heinz Höcker was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein.
Kernphysikalische Forschungsberichte
Kernphysikalische Forschungsberichte (Research Reports in Nuclear Physics) was an internal publication of the German Uranverein, which was initiated under the Heereswaffenamt (A...
Kernphysikalische Forschungsberichte (Research Reports in Nuclear Physics) was an internal publication of the German Uranverein, which was initiated under the Heereswaffenamt (A...
Klara Döpel
Klara Renate Döpel was a feminist and a German lawyer until 1933.
Klara Renate Döpel was a feminist and a German lawyer until 1933.
Klaus Clusius
Klaus Clusius (19 March 1903 – 28 May 1963) was a German physical chemist from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia.
Klaus Clusius (19 March 1903 – 28 May 1963) was a German physical chemist from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia.
Konrad Beyerle
Konrad Beyerle was a German physicist.
Konrad Beyerle was a German physicist.
Kurt Diebner
Kurt Diebner was a German nuclear physicist who is well known for directing and administrating the German nuclear energy project, a secretive program aiming to build nuclear weapons for Nazi Ger...
Kurt Diebner was a German nuclear physicist who is well known for directing and administrating the German nuclear energy project, a secretive program aiming to build nuclear weapons for Nazi Ger...
Kurt Starke
Kurt Starke (1911 in Berlin – 19 January 2000) was a German radiochemist.
Kurt Starke (1911 in Berlin – 19 January 2000) was a German radiochemist.
Ludwig Waldmann
Ludwig Waldmann (June 8, 1913 in Fürth – February 9, 1980) was a German physicist who specialized in transport phenomena in gases.
Ludwig Waldmann (June 8, 1913 in Fürth – February 9, 1980) was a German physicist who specialized in transport phenomena in gases.
Nikolaus Riehl
Nikolaus Riehl was a German industrial nuclear chemist.
Nikolaus Riehl was a German industrial nuclear chemist.
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of actions undertaken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear energy project from acquiring heavy water (deuteriu...
The Norwegian heavy water sabotage was a series of actions undertaken by Norwegian saboteurs during World War II to prevent the German nuclear energy project from acquiring heavy water (deuteriu...
Operation Alsos
Operation Alsos was a military operation undertaken during World War II by the Allies, principally Britain and the United States, as part of the Manhattan Project, the effort to create an atomic...
Operation Alsos was a military operation undertaken during World War II by the Allies, principally Britain and the United States, as part of the Manhattan Project, the effort to create an atomic...
Operation Big
Operation Big was a task force which was part of the overarching Allied effort (called Operation Alsos) to capture German nuclear secrets during the final days of World War II.
Operation Big was a task force which was part of the overarching Allied effort (called Operation Alsos) to capture German nuclear secrets during the final days of World War II.
Operation Epsilon
Operation Epsilon was the codename of a program in which Allied forces near the end of World War II detained ten German scientists who were thought to have worked on Nazi Germany's nuclear program.
Operation Epsilon was the codename of a program in which Allied forces near the end of World War II detained ten German scientists who were thought to have worked on Nazi Germany's nuclear program.
Operation Freshman
Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne operation conducted using gliders, and...
Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne operation conducted using gliders, and...
Oskar Ritter
Oskar Ritter (born 1913) was a German physicist.
Oskar Ritter (born 1913) was a German physicist.
Otto Hahn
Otto Hahn FRS was a German chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry.
Otto Hahn FRS was a German chemist and Nobel laureate, a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry.
Otto Haxel
Otto Haxel (2 April 1909, in Neu-Ulm – 26 February 1998, in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist.
Otto Haxel (2 April 1909, in Neu-Ulm – 26 February 1998, in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist.
Paul Harteck
Paul Karl Maria Harteck (20 July 1902 in Vienna, Austria – 22 January 1985 in Santa Barbara, California) was a German physical chemist.
Paul Karl Maria Harteck (20 July 1902 in Vienna, Austria – 22 January 1985 in Santa Barbara, California) was a German physical chemist.
Paul O. Müller
Paul O. Müller was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein.
Paul O. Müller was a German theoretical nuclear physicist who worked in the German Uranverein.
Peter Herbert Jensen
Peter Herbert Jensen (1913 – 1955) was a German experimental nuclear physicist.
Peter Herbert Jensen (1913 – 1955) was a German experimental nuclear physicist.
Reichsforschungsrat
The Reichsforschungsrat was created in Germany in 1937 under the Education Ministry for the purpose of centralized planning of all basic and applied research, with the exception of aeronautical ...
The Reichsforschungsrat was created in Germany in 1937 under the Education Ministry for the purpose of centralized planning of all basic and applied research, with the exception of aeronautical ...
Reinhold Mannkopff
Reinhold Mannkopff (1894 – 1978) was a German experimental physicist who specialized in spectroscopy.
Reinhold Mannkopff (1894 – 1978) was a German experimental physicist who specialized in spectroscopy.
Rudolf Fleischmann
Rudolf Fleischmann was a German experimental nuclear physicist from Erlangen, Bavaria.
Rudolf Fleischmann was a German experimental nuclear physicist from Erlangen, Bavaria.
Rudolf Mentzel
Rudolf Mentzel (1900 – 1987) was a German chemist and a National Socialist science policy-maker.
Rudolf Mentzel (1900 – 1987) was a German chemist and a National Socialist science policy-maker.
Russian Alsos
The Russian Alsos was an operation which took place in early 1945 in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, and whose objectives were the exploitation of German atomic related facilities, intelle...
The Russian Alsos was an operation which took place in early 1945 in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, and whose objectives were the exploitation of German atomic related facilities, intelle...
Siegfried Flügge
Siegfried Flügge (16 March 1912 in Dresden – 15 December 1997 in Hinterzarten) was a German theoretical physicist and made contributions to nuclear physics.
Siegfried Flügge (16 March 1912 in Dresden – 15 December 1997 in Hinterzarten) was a German theoretical physicist and made contributions to nuclear physics.
Walter Gerlach
Walt(h)er Gerlach (1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German physicist who co-discovered spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern-Gerlach effect.
Walt(h)er Gerlach (1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German physicist who co-discovered spin quantization in a magnetic field, the Stern-Gerlach effect.
Walter Herrmann (physicist)
Walter Herrmann (born 20 September 1910 near Löbau) was a German nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer who worked on the German nuclear energy project during World War II. After the war, he ...
Walter Herrmann (born 20 September 1910 near Löbau) was a German nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer who worked on the German nuclear energy project during World War II. After the war, he ...
Walther Bothe
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg – 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born.
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (8 January 1891 in Oranienburg – 8 February 1957 in Heidelberg) was a German nuclear physicist, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954 with Max Born.
Werner Heisenberg
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to quantum mechanics and is best known for asserting the uncertainty principle of quantum theory.
Wilhelm Groth
Wilhelm Groth (9 January 1904 in Hamburg – 20 February 1977 in Bonn) was a German physical chemist.
Wilhelm Groth (9 January 1904 in Hamburg – 20 February 1977 in Bonn) was a German physical chemist.
Wilhelm Hanle
Wilhelm Hanle (January 13, 1901, Mannheim – April 29, 1993, Gießen) was a German experimental physicist.
Wilhelm Hanle (January 13, 1901, Mannheim – April 29, 1993, Gießen) was a German experimental physicist.
Wilhelm Walcher
Wilhelm Walcher was a German experimental physicist.
Wilhelm Walcher was a German experimental physicist.
Willibald Jentschke
Willibald Jentschke (6 December 1911 in Vienna, Austria – 11 March 2002) was an Austrian-German experimental nuclear physicist.
Willibald Jentschke (6 December 1911 in Vienna, Austria – 11 March 2002) was an Austrian-German experimental nuclear physicist.
Wolfgang Finkelnburg
Wolfgang Karl Ernst Finkelnburg was a German physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, atomic physics, the structure of matter, and high-temperature arc discharges.
Wolfgang Karl Ernst Finkelnburg was a German physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, atomic physics, the structure of matter, and high-temperature arc discharges.
Wolfgang Gentner
Wolfgang Gentner (23 July 1906 in Frankfurt am Main – 4 September 1980 in Heidelberg) was a German experimental nuclear physicist.
Wolfgang Gentner (23 July 1906 in Frankfurt am Main – 4 September 1980 in Heidelberg) was a German experimental nuclear physicist.
Wolfgang Paul
Wolfgang Paul (August 10, 1913 – December 7, 1993) was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what we now call an ion trap.
Wolfgang Paul (August 10, 1913 – December 7, 1993) was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what we now call an ion trap.