Nazi Data and the Rights of Jews

Scientists are sometimes tempted to use data collected by Nazi researchers in the infamous death camps. Recently, scientists interested in hypothermia have attempted to use data from extensive studies on the effects of cold that took place in 1942 at the Dachau concentration camp. About 300 persons,...

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Main Author: Post, Stephen G. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1988
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 1988, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 429-433
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