Memory and Archive – a Retrospective on a Career in Science

The authors, a German student of international affairs and a Nobel laureate, document the experience of cataloging the large scientific archive of the latter, reaching back to the 1960s in Germany. Piduhn’s background in economics prompted him to analyze factors influencing innovation as evident in the archive, while Frank, confronted with the details of the written documents, was compelled to muse about surprising inconsistencies with his memory and the specter of different might-have-been trajectories in his career. Their experience is further documented in a video interview published by JOSHA, which can be accessed via the following YouTube link: https://youtu.be/-PTA7QErEUY?si=ZM1Tnl-sRy1DcdYj.