How could a brilliant scientist and mathematician, an innovator in quantum theory, who worked closely with Jewish colleagues, become an ardent Nazi? How did this man, who has a field of mathematics named after him, escape the scrutiny of his colleagues? And what happened to him upon the collapse of Nazi Germany? The scientist who straddled this strange world of physics and Nazism was Pascual Jordan. With us to explain the history of Pascual Jordan is Ryan Dahn. Ryan is a writer, editor, science historian, and translator. He is the books editor at Physics Today, the flagship physics magazine of the American Institute of Physics.
Episode 78. Szilard After The War: William Lanouette
Episode 77. Szilard's Chain Reaction: William Lanouette
Episode 76. Malaria & Reminiscences: Nobel Laureate Peter Agre
Episode 75. Retrospective: Oliver Sacks
Episode 74. Novichok: Vil Mirzayanov
Episode 72. Scientific Espionage: Eli Lake
Episode 71. Retrospective: The Franck-Hertz Experiment
Episode 70. Retrospective: James Franck
Episode 69. Ancient DNA: Maanasa Raghavan
Episode 68. Pandemics: Leslie Reperant
Episode 67. Lazaretto: David Barnes
Episode 66. Climbing, Chemistry & Policy: Arlene Blum
Episode 65. Ideology & Science: Lee Jussim
Episode 64. Environmental Diplomacy: Mark Lytle
Episode 63. Paleoanthropology: Evan Hadingham
Episode 62. Conservation Easement or Easy Pollution? Jaimi Dowdell and Andrea Januta
Episode 61. Foresight: Thomas Suddendorf
Episode 60. Planetary Boundary Threats: Bethanie Carney Almroth
Episode 59. The Civilian Conservation Corps: Neil Maher
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