Bernhard Wunderlich Libros

The autobiography details Bernhard Wunderlich's journey from his upbringing in Hitler's Germany and Communist East Germany to becoming a prominent chemistry professor in the United States. It captures his relentless pursuit of science amidst the chaotic backdrop of his life, highlighting the challenges and triumphs he faced along the way.

Today is Sunday, June 17, 2007. Father’s Day. Naturally, the obligatory, carefully selected cards, phone calls, and small gifts arrived from the children and grandchildren. Best wishes for Father’s Day were also the first words in the morning from Heidel, my wife of 54 years, although for many years I had made the comment: “I am not your father. ” But, in the frame of my life’s experiences th th in the 20 century, as I intend to summarize them over the next few years, the 17 of June has much deeper significance. This was the day in 1953 when we finally fled from our life of oppression which had lasted 20 years. Two successive dictatorships, one of Hitler and the other of Stalin, caused the most horrific slaughter of civilians and soldiers, eclipsing all prior history. During these first years of my life, I was plainly lucky to survive. After this day, I had a much better chance to experience the freedom needed to lead a life of creativity, satisfaction, and ultimately prosperity, all directed largely by our own decisions. th The 17 of June 1953 was a Wednesday. I stayed in the apartment of my parents in my hometown of Brandenburg, in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the former Russian occupied zone of Germany. The summer vacation of the Humboldt University in East Berlin, some 40 mi further east, had just started. But, I was alone with my father, “Vati.

Thermal analysis is a longstanding technique that has faced neglect due to slow advancements in measurement methods and insufficient teaching of its fundamentals. Polymers, identified in 1920 as flexible, linear macromolecules, have not been fully integrated into the fields of science and engineering. This work aims to educate readers on thermal analysis and the properties of all materials, including flexible macromolecules, small molecules, and rigid macromolecules. Utilizing thermal analysis as a macroscopic tool, it connects results to microscopic molecular structure and motion. The core of quantitative science lies in measurements of heat and mass, with macroscopic heat linked to atomic motion and mass to atomic structure. The joule and gram serve as the macroscopic units, easily perceived by human senses, while the picosecond and ångstrom represent microscopic scales. The significant difference in scale—10,000 times—between atomic units and their human counterparts may explain the greater interest in material structure, as it aligns more closely with human experience compared to molecular motion. This resource seeks to bridge the gap in understanding and application of thermal analysis in relation to various materials.