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Rispens was born in [[Dokkum]], [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] on April 17, 1969<ref>{{cite web|title=Sybe I. Rispens|url=http://prabook.org/web/person-view.html?profileId=580863|website=prabook|publisher=Prabook|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref>. He received his Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science from the University of Amsterdam in 1996. In 2005, Rispens was awarded a PhD in the History of Artificial Intelligence from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens|url=http://www.connect6.com/Dr.-Sybe-Izaak-Rispens/p/144254042050000097075055090091006082096076181010015222186116039096178252162186059034240027210133|website=Connect6|publisher=Connect6|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> with the dissertation, ''Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness|url=https://books.google.de/books/about/Machine_Reason.html?id=m4ETAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|website=Google Books|publisher=Google}}</ref> |
Rispens was born in [[Dokkum]], [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] on April 17, 1969<ref>{{cite web|title=Sybe I. Rispens|url=http://prabook.org/web/person-view.html?profileId=580863|website=prabook|publisher=Prabook|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref>. He received his Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science from the University of Amsterdam in 1996. In 2005, Rispens was awarded a PhD in the History of Artificial Intelligence from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens|url=http://www.connect6.com/Dr.-Sybe-Izaak-Rispens/p/144254042050000097075055090091006082096076181010015222186116039096178252162186059034240027210133|website=Connect6|publisher=Connect6|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> with the dissertation, ''Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness|url=https://books.google.de/books/about/Machine_Reason.html?id=m4ETAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|website=Google Books|publisher=Google}}</ref> |
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Rispens is a prolific writer and contributor to such publications as the Dutch periodicals Natuurwetenschap en Techniek and Intermediair, and the German newspaper, ''[[Die |
Rispens is a prolific writer and contributor to such publications as the Dutch periodicals Natuurwetenschap en Techniek and Intermediair, and the German newspaper, ''[[Die Zeit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vermeer|first1=Bram|title=Bram Vermeer Journalistiek|url=http://www.vermeer.net/about/nl/network/sybe_rispens.html|website=Vermeer|publisher=Vermeer|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> He has published several books, including ''Einstein in Nederland: Een intellectuele biografie''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rispens|first1=Sybe|title=Einstein in Nederland. Een intellectuele biografie|publisher=Ambo/Anthos|isbn=90-263-1903-7|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> in 2006 and ''The Communication Revolution: New Perspectives on Photonics‘'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rispens|first1=Sybe|last2=Vermeer|first2=Bram|last3=den Hond|first3=Bas|last4=Kwaaitaal|first4=Jacco|title=The Communication Revolution: New Perspectives on Photonics|publisher=COBRA, Inter-University Research School on Communication Technologies Basic Research and Applications|isbn=9038621558|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2007, Rispens founded the IT and software company, knowledgeatwork.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erstes deutschsprachiges „White Paper über White Papers“ downloadbar.|url=http://www.industrietreff.de/herstellernews79074/erstes-deutschsprachiges-white-paper-ueber-white-papers-downloadbar.html|publisher=LayerMedia, Inc.|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> In 2011, Rispens founded the Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technologiekommunikation GmbH (IWTK) in [[Berlin]] Germany, an organization dedicated to bringing together “researchers, industry, funding agencies, politicians, and target audiences to act together as an innovation hub” and serves as the Institute’s CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens|url=http://www.connect6.com/Dr.-Sybe-Izaak-Rispens/p/144254042050000097075055090091006082096076181010015222186116039096178252162186059034240027210133|website=Connect6|publisher=Connect6|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
In 2007, Rispens founded the IT and software company, knowledgeatwork.<ref>{{cite web|title=Erstes deutschsprachiges „White Paper über White Papers“ downloadbar.|url=http://www.industrietreff.de/herstellernews79074/erstes-deutschsprachiges-white-paper-ueber-white-papers-downloadbar.html|publisher=LayerMedia, Inc.|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> In 2011, Rispens founded the Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technologiekommunikation GmbH (IWTK) in [[Berlin]] Germany, an organization dedicated to bringing together “researchers, industry, funding agencies, politicians, and target audiences to act together as an innovation hub” and serves as the Institute’s CEO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens|url=http://www.connect6.com/Dr.-Sybe-Izaak-Rispens/p/144254042050000097075055090091006082096076181010015222186116039096178252162186059034240027210133|website=Connect6|publisher=Connect6|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Rispens cited a memo written by Debye during his time as Director of the Physics Section at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, which reads: |
Rispens cited a memo written by Debye during his time as Director of the Physics Section at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, which reads: |
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“In light of the current situation, membership by German Jews as stipulated by the Nuremberg laws, of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft cannot be continued. According to the wishes of the board, I ask of all members to whom these definitions apply to report to me their resignation. Heil Hitler.” |
“In light of the current situation, membership by German Jews as stipulated by the Nuremberg laws, of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft cannot be continued. According to the wishes of the board, I ask of all members to whom these definitions apply to report to me their resignation. Heil Hitler.”<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobel laureate loses honors over Nazi links|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/04/news_pf/Worldandnation/Nobel_laureate_loses_.shtml|website=sptimes|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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The resulting reaction to Rispens’ book prompted two prominent Dutch universities—[[Utrecht University]] and the [[Maastricht University|University of Maastricht]]—to denounce Debye and strip him of honors. Utrecht University renamed the former Debye Institute for Physics and Chemistry and the University of Maastricht severed ties with an international prize issued by the Edmond Hustinx Foundation and named after Debye that rewards original research in the fields of chemistry and physics. |
The resulting reaction to Rispens’ book prompted two prominent Dutch universities—[[Utrecht University]] and the [[Maastricht University|University of Maastricht]]—to denounce Debye and strip him of honors. Utrecht University renamed the former Debye Institute for Physics and Chemistry and the University of Maastricht severed ties with an international prize issued by the Edmond Hustinx Foundation and named after Debye that rewards original research in the fields of chemistry and physics.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Max|first1=Arthur|title=Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2006/Dutch-Schools-Strip-Nobel-Laureate-s-Name/id-1409d53173da1f2b3c14040436fe5379|website=apnewsarchive|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Utrecht University spokesman, Ludo Koks, responded to arguments that Debye was not in a position to dispute orders given to him by the Third Reich, saying “Maybe he was forced to do it, but he did it anyway.” |
Utrecht University spokesman, Ludo Koks, responded to arguments that Debye was not in a position to dispute orders given to him by the Third Reich, saying “Maybe he was forced to do it, but he did it anyway.”<ref>{{cite web|last1=Max|first1=Arthur|title=Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2006/Dutch-Schools-Strip-Nobel-Laureate-s-Name/id-1409d53173da1f2b3c14040436fe5379|website=apnewsarchive|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Both universities acknowledged that Rispens’ book did not constitute proof of Debye’s Nazi loyalties, and many came to the scientist’s defense. |
Both universities acknowledged that Rispens’ book did not constitute proof of Debye’s Nazi loyalties<ref>{{cite web|last1=Max|first1=Arthur|title=Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2006/Dutch-Schools-Strip-Nobel-Laureate-s-Name/id-1409d53173da1f2b3c14040436fe5379|website=apnewsarchive|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref>, and many came to the scientist’s defense including his grandson, Nordulf Debye. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Debye|first1=Nordulf|title=Brief van kleinzoon Debye|url=http://www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/brief-van-kleinzoon-debye/|website=New Scientist|publisher=New Scientist|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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The allegations inspired several formal investigations. One by [[Cornell University]]’s department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology found the allegations to be insufficient to warrant distancing themselves from Debye’s legacy. Another investigation by the [[NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies]] concluded that Debye was and “opportunist” who “showed himself to be loyal to the dominant political system, first in the Third Reich and then in the United States, while at the same time keeping the back door open: in the Third Reich by retaining his Dutch nationality, in the United States by attempting to secretly maintain some contacts with Nazi Germany via the Foreign Office.” |
The allegations inspired several formal investigations. One by [[Cornell University]]’s department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology found the allegations to be insufficient to warrant distancing themselves from Debye’s legacy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Abruña|first1=Héctor|last2=Chamot|first2=Emile|title=Decision CORNELL UNIVERSITY|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109195333/http://home.hetnet.nl/~alchemilab/alchemie/DebyeCornell.htm|website=Wayback Machine|publisher=Cornell University|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> Another investigation by the [[NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies]] concluded that Debye was and “opportunist” who “showed himself to be loyal to the dominant political system, first in the Third Reich and then in the United States, while at the same time keeping the back door open: in the Third Reich by retaining his Dutch nationality, in the United States by attempting to secretly maintain some contacts with Nazi Germany via the Foreign Office.”<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eickhoff|first1=Martijn|title=In naam der wetenschap? P.J.W. Debye en zijn carrière in nazi - Duitsland|url=http://www.niod.nl/sites/niod.nl/files/In naam der wetenschap.pdf|website=NIOD|publisher=Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie|accessdate=21 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Sybe I. Rispens (born April 17, 1969[1]) is a Dutch author, scientist and entrepreneur.
Education and Work
Rispens was born in Dokkum, The Netherlands on April 17, 1969[2]. He received his Master’s degree in Philosophy of Science from the University of Amsterdam in 1996. In 2005, Rispens was awarded a PhD in the History of Artificial Intelligence from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen[3] with the dissertation, Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness.[4]
Rispens is a prolific writer and contributor to such publications as the Dutch periodicals Natuurwetenschap en Techniek and Intermediair, and the German newspaper, Die Zeit.[5] He has published several books, including Einstein in Nederland: Een intellectuele biografie[6] in 2006 and The Communication Revolution: New Perspectives on Photonics‘ in 2010.[7]
In 2007, Rispens founded the IT and software company, knowledgeatwork.[8] In 2011, Rispens founded the Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technologiekommunikation GmbH (IWTK) in Berlin Germany, an organization dedicated to bringing together “researchers, industry, funding agencies, politicians, and target audiences to act together as an innovation hub” and serves as the Institute’s CEO.[9]
In 2013, Rispens began consulting for the European Commission’s Digital Agenda for Europe Initiative,[10] as a member of the German delegation.[11]
Peter Debye Controversy
In Rispens’ 2006 book, Einstein in Nederland: Een intellectuele biografie (Einstein in the Netherlands: An Intellectual Biography), he posited that Nobel Prize winning chemist, Peter Debye, worked with the Nazis during World War II, contributing to the ousting of Jewish academics and scholars from research and educational institutions and calling him a “Nobel Prize-winner with dirty hands.”[12]
Rispens cited a memo written by Debye during his time as Director of the Physics Section at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, which reads:
“In light of the current situation, membership by German Jews as stipulated by the Nuremberg laws, of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft cannot be continued. According to the wishes of the board, I ask of all members to whom these definitions apply to report to me their resignation. Heil Hitler.”[13]
The resulting reaction to Rispens’ book prompted two prominent Dutch universities—Utrecht University and the University of Maastricht—to denounce Debye and strip him of honors. Utrecht University renamed the former Debye Institute for Physics and Chemistry and the University of Maastricht severed ties with an international prize issued by the Edmond Hustinx Foundation and named after Debye that rewards original research in the fields of chemistry and physics.[14]
Utrecht University spokesman, Ludo Koks, responded to arguments that Debye was not in a position to dispute orders given to him by the Third Reich, saying “Maybe he was forced to do it, but he did it anyway.”[15]
Both universities acknowledged that Rispens’ book did not constitute proof of Debye’s Nazi loyalties[16], and many came to the scientist’s defense including his grandson, Nordulf Debye. [17]
The allegations inspired several formal investigations. One by Cornell University’s department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology found the allegations to be insufficient to warrant distancing themselves from Debye’s legacy.[18] Another investigation by the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies concluded that Debye was and “opportunist” who “showed himself to be loyal to the dominant political system, first in the Third Reich and then in the United States, while at the same time keeping the back door open: in the Third Reich by retaining his Dutch nationality, in the United States by attempting to secretly maintain some contacts with Nazi Germany via the Foreign Office.”[19]
Publications
Einstein in Nederland. Een intellectuele biografie‘, Ambo: Amsterdam 2006, 242 S. Mit 16 Abbildungen und Index.
‘The Communication Revolution: New Perspectives on Photonics‘, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven: Eindhoven, 2010 ‘Machine Reason. Clocks, Computers and Consciousness‘, Groningen, 2005, 252 p.
References
- ^ "Sybe I. Rispens". prabook. Prabook. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Sybe I. Rispens". prabook. Prabook. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens". Connect6. Connect6. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Machine Reason: A History of Clocks, Computers and Consciousness". Google Books. Google.
- ^ Vermeer, Bram. "Bram Vermeer Journalistiek". Vermeer. Vermeer. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rispens, Sybe. Einstein in Nederland. Een intellectuele biografie. Ambo/Anthos. ISBN 90-263-1903-7.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Rispens, Sybe; Vermeer, Bram; den Hond, Bas; Kwaaitaal, Jacco. The Communication Revolution: New Perspectives on Photonics. COBRA, Inter-University Research School on Communication Technologies Basic Research and Applications. ISBN 9038621558.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Erstes deutschsprachiges „White Paper über White Papers" downloadbar". LayerMedia, Inc. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Sybe Izaak Rispens". Connect6. Connect6. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Sybe RISPENS registered to attend the ICT 2013 Event". Europa. European Union. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Browse Delegates". Europa. European Union. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rispens, Sybe. Einstein in Nederland. Een intellectuele biografie. Ambo/Anthos. ISBN 90-263-1903-7.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Nobel laureate loses honors over Nazi links". sptimes. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Max, Arthur. "Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name". apnewsarchive. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Max, Arthur. "Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name". apnewsarchive. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Max, Arthur. "Dutch Schools Strip Nobel Laureate's Name". apnewsarchive. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Debye, Nordulf. "Brief van kleinzoon Debye". New Scientist. New Scientist. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Abruña, Héctor; Chamot, Emile. "Decision CORNELL UNIVERSITY". Wayback Machine. Cornell University. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Eickhoff, Martijn. naam der wetenschap.pdf "In naam der wetenschap? P.J.W. Debye en zijn carrière in nazi - Duitsland" (PDF). NIOD. Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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