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Book · 2009 · History

Master Mind

The Rise and Fall of Fritz Haber, the Nobel Laureate Who Launched the Age of Chemical Warfare

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I'm going to read a quote from the book Mastermind by Daniel Charles, which is a a biography of Fritz Haber. Quote, "Young Fritz developed a knack for the composition of rhyming verse, even on the spur of the moment.
Robert Evans · Behind the Bastards · Aug 2019 Listen at 12:49

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Robert Evans I'm going to read a quote from the book Mastermind by Daniel Charles, which is a a biography of Fritz Haber… 5
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“I'm going to read a quote from the book Mastermind by Daniel Charles, which is a a biography of Fritz Haber. Quote, "Young Fritz developed a knack for the composition of rhyming verse, even on the spur of the moment.”
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“But his sense of inferiority did not diminish even as his actual value in his profession increased according to the biography mastermind. Quote like many outsiders he developed a thin skin a special sensitivity to slight heed with other scientists and when criticized he responded sharply.”
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“Now, uh, according to the book Mastermind, quote, Einstein watched with fascination and horror as fellow German scientists, Haber in the lead, laid their skills at the altar of Germany's war efforts. Our entire much play praised technological progress and civilization generally Einstein wrote in 1917 could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal.”
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“According to the biography mastermind, quote, on December 17th, Fritz Haber stood nearby as two of his oldest friends at the institute, Ghard Justin and Otto Sacker prepared to mix two such chemicals in a test tube. Then someone called from next door.”
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“I'm going to quote now from that biography mastermind. Quote, "Leftover fertilizer is slowly killing streams, lakes, and coastal ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. The changes are gradual, taking place over decades, so it takes a patient eye to notice. Long-term studies, however, reveal dramatic changes.”