- Published: 31 March 2011
- ISBN: 9781446468845
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Between Genius And Genocide
The Tragedy of Fritz Haber, Father of Chemical Warfare
- Published: 31 March 2011
- ISBN: 9781446468845
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
A study of one of the most talented chemists of the 20th century... Charles tells the story with clarity and vigour.
Alan Cane, Financial Times
Compelling... Haber's story is a salutary tale for all who insist science is value-free, as Charles makes clear in his gripping and nuanced account... Fate has been kind to Haber in one regard. In Charles, he has a sophisticated biographer whose accessible style belies the depth of scholarship and research which underpins the work... The result is an outstanding work, and one which should be mandatory reading for critics and cheerleaders of science alike.
New Scientist
Haber's story is an enduring scientific tragedy, one that Charles tells with commendable clarity, style and brevity.
Robert McKie, Observer
A deeply thoughtful study of Fritz Haber - a brilliant, fascinating and finally tragic figure - and his equivocal legacy... A book to make one ponder.
Oliver Sacks