I think Haber might have been for Ammonia (Chemistry), and I believe he was German, but... when the Nazis ordered him to fire all his Jewish staff, he no less told them to fuck off, something to the extent of how he "hired his scientists and co-workers on the basis of their intelligence, integrity, and ability, not on the basis of their grandfathers."
A lot of people thought he shouldn't have, because Nobel stood for peace, and Haber had been a fixture in the development of German gas weapons.
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Date: 2006-08-17 08:02 am (UTC)A lot of people thought he shouldn't have, because Nobel stood for peace, and Haber had been a fixture in the development of German gas weapons.