Another sad note about Haber (he and his wife were both brilliant chemists) is that his wife was horrified by his contribution to the German war effort and gas production. So horrified that she took her own life with his service revolver in protest. They were both amazing individuals. With the benefit or arrogance of our perspective …
Another sad note about Haber (he and his wife were both brilliant chemists) is that his wife was horrified by his contribution to the German war effort and gas production. So horrified that she took her own life with his service revolver in protest. They were both amazing individuals. With the benefit or arrogance of our perspective of history, he may seem a monster (helping to develop the very poison gas that would be used against his own people in a subsequent war) -- but his contributions to chemistry (and what she likely contributed, in the shadows when women were little more than window dressing) -- amazing scientists.
Another sad note about Haber (he and his wife were both brilliant chemists) is that his wife was horrified by his contribution to the German war effort and gas production. So horrified that she took her own life with his service revolver in protest. They were both amazing individuals. With the benefit or arrogance of our perspective of history, he may seem a monster (helping to develop the very poison gas that would be used against his own people in a subsequent war) -- but his contributions to chemistry (and what she likely contributed, in the shadows when women were little more than window dressing) -- amazing scientists.