A Witness to a Century

A Witness To A Century: A Memoir Views A Large Swatch Of The Twentieth Century Through The Spectacles Of Dietrich A. Alsberg. Born In Germany During World War I And Raised In A Lutheran Home He Became A Refugee From The Nazis In 1938 Because Of His Jewish Heritage. Once He Engineered His Escape From The Third Reich He Emigrated To The United States And Served In The U.S. Army. After The War He Began A Long And Successful Career As An Electrical Engineer Working For Bell Laboratories Making Numerous Contributions To Technological Developments In Communications And Defense And Receiving Multiple Patents For His Innovations. Organized As A Chronological History A Witness To A Century Entwines The AuthorS Recollections Of His Personal Experiences The Recounting Of The Sweep Of Historical Events And Explanations Of The AuthorS Technical Achievements And Their Relationships To Developments In The Fields Of Communications And Weapons Systems. Chapters Treat Topics As Varied As The AuthorS Early Childhood The Third Reich Electromagnetic Nuclear Weapons Effects And His Retirement Years. In Your Reading Of History You May Find Yourself Drawn Into Stories That Personalize The Great Tidal Movements Of History And That Present Familiar Narratives From Distinct And Fresh Perspectives. If You Do Then A Witness To A Century: A Memoir Will Satisfy Your Curiosity To Learn Both About One ManS Life And About The Give-And-Take Between An IndividualS Perseverance And HistoryS Great Challenges.