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 21. Plutonium: Frank N. von Hippel
Episode 20. Gravitational Waves: Nobel Laureate Rai Weiss
Episode 19. Yellow Rain: Matthew Meselson
Episode 18. Herbicidal Warfare: Matthew Meselson
Episode 17. Cooperation: Robert Axelrod
Episode 16. Forensic Science: Bruce Budowle
Episode 15. Bioterrorism: Paul Keim
Episode 14. Aquaporins: Nobel Laureate Peter Agre
Episode 13. Water Sanitation: Dennis Warner
Episode 12. Climate Change: John Matthews
Episode 11. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 2: James Muller
Episode 10. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 1: James Muller
Episode 9. British Explorers, Part 2: Andrea Hart and Max Barclay
Episode 8. British Explorers, Part 1: Ian Owens
Episode 7. Animal Intelligence: Irene Pepperberg
Episode 6. Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg
Episode 5. Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis
Episode 4. Finding Pluto: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy
Episode 3. U.S. Congressional Attacks on Science: Melinda Baldwin and Josh Shiode
Episode 2. Nuclear Weapons and the Cold War: Jose Goldemberg and Frank N. von Hippel
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