《对玻恩及其学派的系列研究》连载(13)——玻恩所见之反犹活动及两位极端反犹物理学家

The ant-semitic activities and two extreme anti-semitic physicists in Max Born's recall

具有理性思考能力的人类,一直不能理智地看待和处理一些重要的事情,常犯一些无法饶恕的错误.科学不是与世隔绝的象牙塔,无法回避政治势力及大众不理智带来的压力和迫害.20世纪早期德国的犹太科学家深受纳粹与社会反犹势力的困扰和迫害.有些科学家也加入了反犹的行列,勒纳德与斯塔克就是20世纪20—30年代德国科学界反犹科学家的代表人物.通过玻恩以及弗兰克对于这两位的回忆描写,可以增加对这类"误入歧途"科学家的深入了解.进一步引人思考:什么样的科学家容易误入歧途,以及他们究竟是怎么误入歧途的.

The mankind has the ability of rational thinking, but always can not treat and deal some important things rationally, often makes unforgivable mistakes. Science is not an ivory tower separated from the world, it cannot avoid the pressure and persecute due to the mistakes from political force and the reasonless public. In the early of 20th century, Jewish physicists in Germany were deeply disturbed and persecuted by Nazi and anti-semitism. Some scientists took part in the team of anti-semitism, Lenard and Stark were the representatives of them. From the recall of Max Born and Franck, we could know more about Lenard and Stark, further we may thought that what kind scientist could easily go astray, and how they go astray.