Beyond

If you want to get to know the scientists behind the work even better, this is just the right place for you. In this section of Beyond, the researchers present books which have impacted their lives and their ways of thinking in meaningful ways. The books presented range from novels, to memoirs, to science books of all sorts. You can filter the books by genre or just scroll through the list. This is also a great way to get inspiration for your own reading!

Christian Liebscher

Der Teil und das Ganze

Playing a key role in discovering quantum physics, Werner Heisenberg is one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. In this book, Heisenberg depicts his revolutional findings in the field of physics that profoundly changed the way we see our world.

Han Ye

A Life Beyond Boundaries

An inspirational biography for all who love to see the world through the eyes of another - in this case of Southeast-Asian expert, political activist and world traveller Benedict Anderson.

Effrosyni Adamopoulou

A Treaty on the Family

Becker in his landmark work on the family. Becker shows that social welfare programs have significant effects on the allocation of resources within families.

Franziska Jundt

Homo Faber

An absolute classic. What else is there to say? Perhaps that this is the kind of literature that speaks to us all, telling the story of a man who tries to be as rational as possible and yet realizes that he is being guided by fate.