Hitler's Scientists


Hitler's Scientists is a book by John Cornwell describing scientific life in Germany in the buildup to, during, and after World [War II]. Detailed is the discrimination and persecution of scientists' groups marginalized by Nazi Germany—such as the Jews, the failed development of a nuclear weapon, the development of rocket technology, and the human experiments performed during World War II.
The Guardian review called the book a "timely and important study". The Independent described it as "a gripping study in moral complexity," though "This is a lot of ground to cover in a single book, and it is sometimes hard to keep in focus its sheer range of vivid material." Stanley Hoffman gave a poor review in Foreign Affairs, calling it "not a satisfactory book", stating that, "Moral issues are not examined in depth, and Cornwell offers only a glimpse of the diversity of scientists' motives for cooperating with a murderous regime.