Nazi World Ice Theory

Nazis came to believe a lot of strange and horrific ideas as they built up their Third Reich and attacked the world. One of the weirdest was the theory about the creation of the universe that Hitler and other top Nazis promoted called the World Ice Theory or Global Cosmology. This obviously discredited concept was developed by the Austrian engineer and inventor Hans Horbiger, who the Nazis viewed as one of their "acceptable" scientists. In a 1912 book, he essentially claimed that ice is the basic element in all cosmic events. In fact, ice moons, ice planets and "global ether" controlled the development of the universe. How did Horbiger arrive at such conclusions? It wasn't through scientific research, but rather, it was through a dream. To learn more, you'll have to Turn On, Tune In & Find Out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices