Discuss Einstein\'s and Planck\'s differing views about whether science research is removed from social and political forces. Solution Einstein and Plank were both German scientists in the early twentieth century. They were in the same field and good friends also. But their friendship was troubled by the outbreak of world war I, because Plank was a nationalist, he supported Germanâ€™s war effort but directly opposite to him stood Einstein, who was a pacifist and believed in world peace. Planck was loyal to the government, whatever party it was. He signed a document supporting the role of Germany in the war, and devoted his work and research to whatever was required of him. He said that scientific study was justified in its own right, and decisions of what to do with the results should be left to politicians. Thus he didn\'t see the moral imperative of opposing Hitler, but by saying science was independent of government, ignored ethical considerations. Einstein was a pacifist, who had no particular politics, supported no government. He refused to sign the document supporting Germany\'s war effort, instead signing another one which called for a peaceful world. He said that scientific study should benefit humanity, and did not accept his work should contribute to killing others. Some say he compromised his ideals in his support of the development of the atom bomb, but Einstein later wrote of the pain he experienced when the bombs were finally used. .