Fritz Kahn: Man Machine/ Maschine Mensch (English and German Edition)

Uta Von Debschitz; Thilo Von Debschitz

ISBN 10: 3211991816 / ISBN 13: 9783211991817

Published by Springer Vienna Architecture, 2009

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Springer Verlag - 2009 - h4.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fritz Kahn: Man Machine/ Maschine Mensch (English and German Edition)
• Publisher: Springer Vienna Architecture
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3211991816
• ISBN 13: 9783211991817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sammlerstück - Gut

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Synopsis

Dr. Fritz Kahn (1888 - 1968), successfully explained complex natural and technical principles with original visual and textual analogies. Equally fascinated by both nature and technology, he described humans as the "highest performance machine in the world." The illustrations he had made are examples of pioneering information design. They are unmistakable and their contents are still relevant today.Kahn grew up in Halle (Germany), New York (USA) and Berlin and studied natural sciences before graduating as a doctor. The "Das Leben des Menschen" (The Life of Man) book series made him a bestselling author around the world. Persecuted by the Nazis, the Jewish intellectual emigrated to the USA with the help of Albert Einstein, where he successfully published work on human sexuality. He spent the last years of his life in Switzerland and Denmark.Fritz Kahn Man Machine - Maschine Mensch gives the reader the first in-depth insight into the life and work of this all-round German-American writer and researcher.

About the Author

Uta von Debschitz was born in 1964 and studied architecture in Berlin. After several years of practicing architecture she decided to become a freelance author in 2002 and has focused on culture and health in her work. Together with Thilo von Debschitz she won the "Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2009" for her work as an editor.Thilo von Debschitz was born in 1966 and studied communication design in Wiesbaden. He founded his design studio in Wiesbaden. His main focus is developing high quality print and online media. Together with Uta von Debschitz he won the "Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2009" for his work as an editor. Uta von Debschitz, geb. 1964, studierte Architektur in Berlin. Nach einigen Jahren Praxis als Architektin entschloss sie sich 2002 als freie Autorin mit den Schwerpunkt Kultur und Gesundheit tätig zu werden. Zusammen mit Thilo von Debschitz wurde sie mit dem Preis „Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2009“ gewürdigt.Thilo von Debschitz, geb. 1966, studierte Kommunikationsdesign in Wiesbaden. 1997 gründete er sein Designstudio in Wiesbaden mit Schwerpunkt auf die Entwicklung hochwertiger Print- und Onlinemedien. Zusammen mit Uta von Debschitz wurde er mit dem Preis „Deutscher Fotobuchpreis 2009“ gewürdigt.