Physics at German universities [late november 1934]

Max Wien

pp. 91-95

in: Klaus Hentschel (ed), Physics and national socialism, Basel, Birkhäuser, 1996

Abstract

Recent speeches and writings have pointed out time and again that it is the primary responsibility of physics to bring relief in the current serious economic crisis. Undoubtedly, the great economic upswing at the turn of the century was based above all upon progress in physics; and German universities had played a major part in these advances. I only call to mind spectral analysis, X-rays, and electric waves.