Edited by
R. Jaenicke, Universität Regensburg
Institut für Biophysik und Physikalische Biochemie
Regensburg, Germany
G. Semenza, Swiss Institute of Technology, ETH-Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland
Description
These volumes are of interest to bioscientists and to historians alike. Many authors, both as individuals and as scientists, lived and
worked in the 'age of extremes' in the so-called 'short 20th century', and yet contributed significantly to the unprecedented development
of life sciences in this period. These 'oral histories', set against a backdrop of the Second World War, Holocaust, and Stalinist terror,
are thus of interest and relevance to older and younger generations alike. Perhaps the lessons learned from these first-hand accounts
may contribute in some way to ensuring that future scientists can enjoy the fascination of science undisturbed by the avoidable tragedy
of man-made events.
The contributors to this volume in the Comprehensive Biochemistry series encompass a wide variety of experiences
in many different countries and in very different fields of biochemistry. Some have worked close to the laboratory bench throughout
their scientific life and are continuing to do so. Others have been closely engaged in organizational matters, both nationally and internationally.
All mention incidents in their own career or have observed those in others that will be of interest to future historians who will record
and assess the period in which our contributors have lived and worked. It was an extremely exciting time for the life sciences. It
was also a period of major and often tragic historical events that deeply affected the life and work of the generation to which our contributors
belong.
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