Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker

German physicist (1912–2007)

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Lived 1912–2007, aged 95Germany
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    1912–2007
    Aged 95
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    Väter der tausend Sonnen
    1990
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Updated 2026-06-19

Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher. He was the longest-living member of the team which performed nuclear research in Nazi Germany during the Second World War, under Werner Heisenberg's leadership. There is ongoing debate as to whether or not he and the other members of the team actively and willingly pursued the development of a nuclear bomb for Germany during this time.

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