Physikalische Blätter
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The Physikalische Blätter was an official journal of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
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, who was also the editor from 1944 to 1972. At the start, it was issued by the Informationsstelle Deutscher Physiker. Starting in 1946, it became an official publication of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
(DPG) and was then published under the name Neue Physikalische Blätter. In 1948, the publication reverted back to the name Physikalische Blätter. The last issue of Physikalische Blätter was published in December 2001, at which time it was replaced by Physik Journal. Members of the DPG and physik.de have on-line access through the Internet portal pro-physik.de to issues of Physikalische Blätter and Physik Journal back to January 1999.
From a circular enclosed with the March 1946 issue of the Physikalische Blätter, the editor, Ernst Brüche
, envisioned the publication as “an undemanding journal to reestablish contacts within physics and to discuss issues of the day.” In the wake of World War II
, the journal became an important medium for discussion of science policy.
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft is the world's largest organization of physicists. The DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 60,000, as of 2011...
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History
The Physikalische Blätter was founded in 1943 by Ernst BrücheErnst Brüche
Ernst Carl Reinhold Brüche was a German physicist. From 1944 to 1972, he was the editor of the Physikalische Blätter, a publication of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.-Education:...
, who was also the editor from 1944 to 1972. At the start, it was issued by the Informationsstelle Deutscher Physiker. Starting in 1946, it became an official publication of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft is the world's largest organization of physicists. The DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 60,000, as of 2011...
(DPG) and was then published under the name Neue Physikalische Blätter. In 1948, the publication reverted back to the name Physikalische Blätter. The last issue of Physikalische Blätter was published in December 2001, at which time it was replaced by Physik Journal. Members of the DPG and physik.de have on-line access through the Internet portal pro-physik.de to issues of Physikalische Blätter and Physik Journal back to January 1999.
From a circular enclosed with the March 1946 issue of the Physikalische Blätter, the editor, Ernst Brüche
Ernst Brüche
Ernst Carl Reinhold Brüche was a German physicist. From 1944 to 1972, he was the editor of the Physikalische Blätter, a publication of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.-Education:...
, envisioned the publication as “an undemanding journal to reestablish contacts within physics and to discuss issues of the day.” In the wake of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the journal became an important medium for discussion of science policy.
Publishers
Publishers of Physikalische Blätter have included:- Verlag Vieweg, BraunschweigBraunschweigBraunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
(1943–1945) - Verlag Mittelbach, StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
(1946) - Verlag Volk und Zeit, KarlsruheKarlsruheThe City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
(1947–1948) - Physik Verlag, MosbachMosbachMosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 58 km east of Heidelberg. Its geographical position is 49.21'N 9.9'E....
/BadenBadenBaden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
(1949–1970) - Physik Verlag, WeinheimWeinheimWeinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...
(1971–1980) - Physik-Verlag, Weinheim (1982–1985)
- VCH-Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim (1991–1996)
- Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim (1997–2001)