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most citedScientific Culture and Its Role in International Negotiations

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physics.hist-ph2016

Werner Heisenberg and the German Uranium Project 1939 - 1945. Myths and Facts

Klaus Gottstein

The results of a careful analysis of all the available information on the activities of Heisenberg and of his talks during the years 1939 to 1945 can be summarized in the following…

physics.soc-ph2011★ 1 cited

The Amaldi Conferences. Their Past and Their Potential Future

Klaus Gottstein

In this paper the history of the founding and of the development of the Amaldi Conferences is described with special reference to the following aspects and questions: 1. The Origin…

physics.soc-ph2008

Political Problems Facing Governments in Using Scientific Advice, and Legal and Other Problems Facing Scientists when Trying to Give Independent Advice to Governments

Klaus Gottstein, Nele Matz

It is the role of the scientific community to provide for the knowledge of scientific facts and technical capabilities as a background for political decision-making. The reasons ar…

physics.hist-ph2006

New Insights? Heisenberg's visit to Copenhagen in 1941 and the Bohr letters

Klaus Gottstein

It is shown that, in contrast to many interpretations in the press, the drafts of Bohr's unsent letters to Heisenberg are not contradicting Heisenberg's description of his famous t…

physics.soc-ph2006

On the Unfathomableness of Consciousness by Consciousness: Why do physicists widely agree on the assured extent of their professional knowledge, but not so philosophers? An exchange of letters with Carl Friedrich von Weizsaecker

Klaus Gottstein

On the occasion of Carl Friedrich von Weizsaecker's 81st birthday, a colloquium was held on July 3, 1993. One of the topics was "The epistemological foundation of physics from Kant…

physics.soc-ph2005★ 3 cited

Scientific Culture and Its Role in International Negotiations

Klaus L. Gottstein

Scientists as diplomats (historical examples). Scientists as advisors to governments and the public. Nongovernmental organisations and international conferences on security questio…