Max Thürkauf

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Max Thürkauf (born May 21, 1925 in Basel ; † December 26, 1993 in Weil am Rhein ) was a Swiss natural scientist and philosopher .

Life

Max Thürkauf began his professional career as a chemist with an apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant. He then went to evening school to get his university entrance qualification and studied chemistry .

Thürkauf worked scientifically in the areas of isotope separation , electron microscopy of large molecules, chemical thermodynamics and reaction kinetics . He was Professor of Physical Chemistry and Head of the Institute for Physical Chemistry at the University of Basel . Because of his increasingly critical attitude towards technology, in particular his resistance to the construction of nuclear power plants in densely populated areas, Thürkauf had to give up his position for reasons of conscience: “The safety experts of the technocratic rulers prefer to use mathematics for their lies because the man on the street in front of them Language has respect. ”For several years he worked as a flight instructor and stunt pilot, then again as a high school and university teacher and as a committed writer.

Thürkauf has written numerous books and articles on technical and social criticism and on philosophical questions in natural science. After years as an agnostic , Thürkauf found his way back to Catholicism .

Max Thürkauf was married to the actress Inge M. Thürkauf , née Hugenschmidt. She tries to spread her husband's work through lectures and theater plays.

Honors

  • In 1963 he received the renowned Ruzicka Prize from the ETH Zurich for the production of heavy water .

Publications (selection)

literature

  • Inge M. Thürkauf, among others: Max Thürkauf - An uncomfortable reminder. Critical thoughts on modern science and technology . Verax Verlag (2000) ISBN 3-909065-16-3

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personal data
SURNAME Thürkauf, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss scientist, philosopher and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1993
Place of death Because on the Rhine