ABSTRACT
The importance of science and technology in World War II profoundly affected the Allies' view on how to impede the resurgence of a defeated Germany. As John Gimbel's term “intellectual reparation” implies, 1 the traditional “victors-and-vanquished-concept” could no longer work. The Allies were not only interested in controlling and limiting the enemy's economy, but also its scientific and technological infrastructure. In addition, they wanted to make use of Germany's achievements in the production of knowledge. The latter had even to include the hiring of German scientists, who were responsible for Germany's technological progress, but were often tainted with their Nazi past.
