ABSTRACT
This chapter pursues the history of science through the difficult post–First World War years and shows that, in contrast to previous eras, the science of this period provided no new source of certainty. If anything, science undermined every last certitude, including the belief in a God who produced order from disorder. In pursuit of this theme, this chapter highlights the work of three German-speaking scientists: Albert Einstein (1879–1955), Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), and Max Planck (1858–1947).
