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The Kaiser's Chemists

Science and Modernization in Imperial Germany

By: Jeffrey Allan Johnson

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The Kaiser's Chemists

Science and Modernization in Imperial Germany

By: Jeffrey Allan Johnson

In the early twentieth century, an elite group of modern-minded scientists in Germany, led by the eminent organic chemist Emil Fischer, set out to create new centers and open new sources of funding for chemical research. Their efforts led to the establishment in 1911 of the chemical institues of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society for the Advancement of the Sciences, whose original staff included several future Nobel laureates. Although these institutes were designed to promote "free research" that would uphold German Leadership in international science, they also came to promote the integration of science in the German war effort after 1914. According to Jeffrey Johnson, the development of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institutes exemplifies the origins and dilemmas of one of the most significant innovations in modern science: the creation of institutions for basic research, both theoretical and practical. The Kaiser Wilhelm Society was a quasi-official institution under the "protection" of Kaiser Wilhelm II, but it received most of its funding from German industry rather than the Imperial Treasury. After 1914, however, the Kaiser's chemists and their institutes provided key support to the German war effort. Within a few months of the outbreak of World War I, the institutes had been integrated into war mobilization activities. They conducted research both in weapons, such as poison gas, and in strategic resources, especially synthetics to replace naturally produced goods cut off by Britain's blockade of German ports. By examining the Kaiser Wilhelm Society in the framework of both scientific and social change, Johnson is able to answer questions that seem puzzling if not viewed from this dual perspective, such as why German chemists pushed for institutional change at this particular time. Johnson argues that the new institutes arose from a characteristically modern tension between internationally set scientific goals and the competing national priorities of a country headed for war. Johnson's sources include the papers of Emil Fischer; the archives of several major German corporations, including Bayer, Hoechst, and Krupp; government records; and the archives of the Max Planck Society, which grew out of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society after World War II. Originally published in 1990. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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1469610124

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German Industry and Global Enterprise

BASF: The History of a Company

By: Werner Abelshauser,Wolfgang von Hippel,Jeffrey Allan Johnson,Raymond G. Stokes

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German Industry and Global Enterprise

BASF: The History of a Company

By: Werner Abelshauser,Wolfgang von Hippel,Jeffrey Allan Johnson,Raymond G. Stokes

The corporate history of BASF spans an era of German and international economic history that began with the rise of the 'new industries' as of the late nineteenth century and continues today in their confrontation with the new economy. This book examines BASF's corporate governance, financial system, industrial relations, system of qualification and relation to other companies. A corporate history of BASF promises more than an insight into the functioning of an industrial organisation. It also reveals the reasons for the extraordinary economic dynamics of the German empire and the enormous expansion of the world economy before World War I. BASF's history stands at the centre of Germany's wartime economy during two world wars and highlights both its strengths and weaknesses. Just as the IG Farben trust helped support Germany's course of politicoeconomic autarky after 1933, so it was that BASF helped facilitate West Germany's startlingly quick return to the world market. BASF has since been among the transnational companies whose efforts at the leading edge of economic and technological progress are paradigmatic for Germany's entry into the new economy of the twenty-first century.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139438751

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Fundamentals of Communications and Networking

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By: Michael G. Solomon,David Kim,Jeffrey L. Carrell

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Fundamentals of Communications and Networking

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By: Michael G. Solomon,David Kim,Jeffrey L. Carrell

Today's networks are required to support an increasing array of real-time communication methods. Video chat, real-time messaging, and always-connected resources put demands on networks that were previously unimagined. The Second Edition of Fundamentals of Communications and Networking helps readers better understand today's networks and the way they support the evolving requirements of different types of organizations. It discusses the critical issues of designing a network that will meet an organization's performance needs and discusses how businesses use networks to solve business problems. Using numerous examples and exercises, this text incorporates hands-on activities to prepare readers to fully understand and design modern networks and their requirements. Key Features of the Second Edition: - Introduces network basics by describing how networks work - Discusses how networks support the increasing demands of advanced communications - Illustrates how to map the right technology to an organization's needs and business goals - Outlines how businesses use networks to solve business problems, both technically and operationally.

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1284060152

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The Kaiser's Chemists

Science and Modernization in Imperial Germany

By: Jeffrey Allan Johnson

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Warbirds of America, Inc: 1989

By: Jeffrey L. Ethell

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Warbirds of America, Inc: 1989

By: Jeffrey L. Ethell

This organization helps to preserve, own, and fly military aircraft from World War II and the Korean War.

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Turner Publishing Company

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0938021443

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A pocket history of the United States

By: Allan Nevins,Henry Steele Commager,Jeffrey Brandon Morris

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A pocket history of the United States

By: Allan Nevins,Henry Steele Commager,Jeffrey Brandon Morris

A broad overview of American history from its beginnings to the 1980s.

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Real Estate

By: George F. Bloom,Arthur M. Weimer,Jeffrey D. Fisher

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Real Estate

By: George F. Bloom,Arthur M. Weimer,Jeffrey D. Fisher

Provides a decision-oriented approach that emphasizes concepts. Includes new material focusing on value and investment analysis. Analyzes the significance of inflation and related developments during the 1970s and early 1980s for the real estate sector of the economy. Examines physical, legal, and economic aspects, stressing analysis of economic, political, governmental, and environmental trends on national, regional, and local levels. Covers market analysis, location and risk analysis, and appraising methods. Analyzes practical aspects of decision making in building and land development, brokerage, property management, and finance. Also reviews problems in private and public sectors relative to housing, urban trends, commercial and industrial real estate, farms, forests, ranches, recreational lands, and international trends.

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Wiley

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047109398X

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9780471093985

Contemporary Literary Criticism

By: Jeffrey W. Hunter

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Contemporary Literary Criticism

By: Jeffrey W. Hunter

Each volume profiles about six to eight novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative and nonfiction writers who are currently active or who died after Dec. 31, 1999. A biographical and critical introduction to each author prefaces a collection of reprinted critical essays and reviews. A cumulative title index to the entire series is available separately (included in subscription).

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The Kaiser's Chemists

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German Industry and Global Enterprise

German Industry and Global Enterprise

Fundamentals of Communications and Networking

Fundamentals of Communications and Networking

The Kaiser's Chemists

The Kaiser's Chemists

Warbirds of America, Inc: 1989

Warbirds of America, Inc: 1989

A pocket history of the United States

A pocket history of the United States

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Real Estate

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