
As Germany's leading theoretical physicist and head of the German Uranium Club, the organ which would assess the possible war uses of nuclear energy, he was the man best situated to advise his government on the creation of an atomic bomb.

The power of National Socialist Germany was at its pinnacle, and the Germans had just been made aware, through Swedish sources, of U.S. Peter Frayn's play Copenhagen, recently returned to the stage in America, speculates on what might have transpired during a meeting between Nobel laureates Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen in September 1941, at the height of the German advance into Russia and just three months before America's entry into the war. (Pls Note scans are low res for fast loading)Įach Order will incur a $5.00 handling fee (including free shipping)Īll Prices Shown are in USD (United States of America Dollars)Īll Payments by Paypal Just Checkout as GUEST no need to registerĪll associated graphics, logos, trader marks, trade names or copyrights are the property of the original owner and are used here for factual and educational purposes only.'Copenhagen': Uncertainty in Life and in ScienceĬopenhagen by Michael Frayn. Size 170 x 200 mm Lots of Information and PicturesĬreative Michael Blakemore, Peter J Davison, Nigel Levings, Paul Charlier, Kate Cherry, Malcolm Hughes, Barry Searle, Chris Twyman Playbill / Program Date Playhouse Theatre Brisbane Australia Cast: Jane Harders, John Gaden, Robert Menzies In 2002, the play was adapted as a film by Howard Davies, produced by the BBC and presented on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. It won the Tony Award for Best Play, Best Featured Actress in a Play (Blair Brown), and Best Direction of a Play (Michael Blakemore). Directed by Michael Blakemore, it starred Philip Bosco (Niels Bohr), Michael Cumpsty (Werner Heisenberg), and Blair Brown (Margrethe Bohr). It opened on Broadway at the Royale Theatre on Apand ran for 326 performances.

Within the National Theatre in London, it ran for more than 300 performances, starring David Burke (Niels Bohr), Sara Kestelman (Margrethe Bohr), and Matthew Marsh (Werner Heisenberg). Copenhagen - Queensland Theatre Company 2004 by Michael FraynĬopenhagen is a play by Michael Frayn, based around an event that occurred in Copenhagen in 1941, a meeting between the physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg.
