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!

Johannes Schneider

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adam's novel has long become a classic of modern pop culture: The wondrous story of Arthur, who on his journey through the universe meets all sorts of strange creatures, aliens and challenges beyond logic. An absolute must-read!

Sönke Zaehle

The Glass Bead Game

Mastering the glass bead game, a program from all human sciences, is Joseph Knecht's goal in life. In doing so, he encounters dilemmas again and again. Joseph Knecht's journey is Hermann Hesse's last work – and an absolute classic.

Isnaldi R. Filho Souza

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez has written a masterpiece: The colorful and epic saga about the Columbian Buendía family and the city they built, Macondo.

Sofie Valk

Diary of Anne Frank

One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation.