Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1958) Winner
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
カール・フリードリヒ・フォン・ヴァイスゼッカー
Kāru Furīdorihi fon Vaitsuzeekkā
Aliases:
Carl von Weizsäcker
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-06-28 （Kiel）
- Died
- 2007-04-28 （Starnberg, Bavaria） age 94
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Stuttgart → Basel → Copenhagen → Göttingen → Hamburg → Starnberg
Career
- Occupations
- physicist, philosopher
- Active Years
- 1933-2007
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Institute for Physics
- Memberships
- Max Planck Society, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Göttingen Academy of Sciences
- Influenced By
- Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Friedrich Hund, Hans Bethe
- Influenced
- Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leipzig | — | Physics | PhD | 1929-1933 | Germany |
University of Leipzig
Physics
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1929-1933
Year of Graduation:
1933
Country:
Germany
Doctoral advisor Friedrich Hund
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Max Planck Medal | — | — | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 受賞 |
| 1958 | Goethe Prize | — | — | City of Frankfurt | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Templeton Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Max Planck Medal
1957
Organization:
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Result:
受賞
Goethe Prize
1958
Organization:
City of Frankfurt
Result:
受賞
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
1961
Result:
受賞
Templeton Prize
1989
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Heinrich Heine Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1983) Winner
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Edition 25 (1988) Winner
Hanseatic Goethe Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
Die Einheit der Natur
1971 PhilosophyWork on the unity of nature and quantum theory
quantum physicsunity of nature
Translations
- The Unity of Nature
Bibliography
- Zum Weltbild der Physik
- Die Geschichte der Natur
- Die Einheit der Natur
- Wege in der Gefahr
- Der Garten des Menschlichen
- Aufbau der Physik
- Der Mensch in seiner Geschichte
- Zeit und Wissen
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scientific and philosophical styleclear and logical
- Recurring Motifs
- ethics of nuclear powerpacifismfoundations of quantum theory
Legacy
Prominent German physicist and philosopher known for theories on nuclear fusion in stars and planetary formation. Involved in Nazi Germany's nuclear program. Later focused on peace, ethics, and philosophy, receiving numerous awards.
Academic Societies
- Max Planck Society
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Quotes
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We wanted to know if chain reactions were possible.
Source: Der Spiegel interview (1957) -
I believe the reason we didn't do it was because all the physicists didn't want to do it, on principle.
Source: Farm Hall transcripts (1945)
Trivia
- Member of the prominent Weizsäcker family
- Longest-living member of Nazi Germany's nuclear research team
- Nominated four times for Nobel Prize in Physics