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Hitler's Scientists: Science, War and the Devil's Pact
Contemporary Review, April, 2004
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War and the Devil's Pact. John Cornwell. Viking. [pounds sterling]20.00. xv + 535 pages. ISBN 0-670-89362-5. In this incisive study Mr Cornwell asks if, by studying the history of science in Germany in the first half of the twentieth century, one can draw conclusions about the relationship between science and the 'good society', between science (and scientists) and moral values, between science and democratic, as opposed to dictatorial, societies.
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In the first eight chapters the author analyses the rich scientific heritage that fell to the Nazis in 1933: Germany and Austria had been the 'international Mecca of science', however marred by German atrocities in the Great War. In the next twenty chapters he carefully delineates the position of science and scientists under the Nazis and the role of 'fellow travellers' (who claimed political neutrality but benefited from Nazi patronage) as well as committed Nazis. This is the most important part of the book. He then devotes the last six chapters to scientists in the wake of Hitler's defeat and their role during the Cold War. Mr Cornwell carefully teases out the various arguments and counter-arguments that rage round this complex subject. He argues that these same basic arguments carry on today when science is largely beholden to governments' military budgets. His own position is clear when he quotes Joseph Rotblat: scientists 'are human beings first and scientists second'.
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