Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

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German philosopher German physicist human philosopher physicist

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher known for his contributions to nuclear physics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science, as well as for his involvement in ethical debates about atomic weapons.

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Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker canonical	6

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German philosopher ⓘ German physicist ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ
awardReceived	Goethe Prize ⓘ Max Planck Medal ⓘ Peace Prize of the German Book Trade ⓘ Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ surface form: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
countryOfCitizenship	Germany ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1912-06-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2007-04-28 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor	Werner Heisenberg ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Copenhagen ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ
employer	Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics ⓘ Max Planck Institute for Physics ⓘ Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World ⓘ surface form: Max Planck Institute for Research on the Living Conditions of the Scientific-Technical World
familyName	von Weizsäcker ⓘ
father	Ernst von Weizsäcker ⓘ
fieldOfWork	cosmology ⓘ ethics of science ⓘ history of science ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ
givenName	Carl Friedrich ⓘ
knownFor	contributions to debates on responsibility of scientists ⓘ postwar advocacy for nuclear disarmament ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	German ⓘ
memberOf	German Physical Society ⓘ Max Planck Society ⓘ
notableFor	Bethe–Weizsäcker cycle description of stellar energy production ⓘ Weizsäcker formula for nuclear binding energy ⓘ contributions to nuclear fusion processes in stars ⓘ ethical engagement regarding atomic weapons ⓘ philosophical work on the structure of physics ⓘ work on the liquid drop model of the atomic nucleus ⓘ
notableIdea	ur-theory (Ur-Alternativen) in quantum theory ⓘ
notableWork	Der Garten des Menschlichen ⓘ Der bedrohte Friede ⓘ Die Einheit der Natur ⓘ Zeit und Wissen ⓘ Zum Weltbild der Physik ⓘ
participatedIn	German nuclear energy project (Uranverein) ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Kiel ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Starnberg ⓘ
positionHeld	Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technical World ⓘ surface form: director at Max Planck Institute professor at the University of Göttingen ⓘ professor at the University of Hamburg ⓘ
sibling	Richard von Weizsäcker ⓘ
spouse	Grete von Weizsäcker ⓘ
workLocation	Berlin ⓘ Göttingen ⓘ Hamburg ⓘ Leipzig ⓘ

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Richard von Weizsäcker → sibling → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ

Ernst von Weizsäcker → fatherOf → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ

Ernst von Weizsäcker → hasChild → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ

Bethe–Weizsäcker cycle → namedAfter → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ

Schule Schloss Salem → hasAlumnus → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ

Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics → employed → Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ⓘ