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.

Jan Peter Schmidt

Living to Tell the Tale

Some people's lives seem to spring from a fairy tale, as colorful, dramatic and full of excitement as they are. Gabriel García Márquez tells the story of his life, from his birth in 1927 to his marriage proposal in the 1950s. A story that is in no way inferior to his great novels.