title: ["Living with the bomb" - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker's path from physics to politics].
abstract: Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker spanned a spectrum from physics to politics, with philosophy in-between. This chapter surveys the most controversial part of his career, including his work on nuclear weapons and participation in cultural propaganda during the Second World War, his subsequent active political engagement during the postwar Federal German Republic, in particular the role of nuclear weapons, and his participation in myths surrounding Hitler's Bomb".
authors: Mark
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authors: Walker
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D010811:Natural Science Disciplines / Q000266:history*; D009686:Nuclear Physics / Q000266:history*; D054043:Nuclear Weapons / Q000266:history*; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D011057:Politics; D047789:World War II