Robert Havemann. Chemiker im Widerstand

In the uncommon course of life of the German physical chemist and philosopher Robert Havemann resistance activities against National Socialism – for what he was sentenced to death in December 1943 – play a special role. Superiors, friends and Havemann himself led a successful struggle to prevent the execution. By declaring his research work to be highly essential to the war a research laboratory was established solely for Robert Havemann to continue his work from within the prison of Brandenburg‐Görden. In April 1945 he was liberated by the Red Army.