| Imprint | LIFE |
| Series | LIFE - Wunder der Wissenschaft |
| Publisher | Time-Life International (Nederland) B.V. |
| Scientific Advisor | René Dubos, Henry Margenau, C. P. Snow |
| Introduction by | Günther Malorny |
| Translated by | Elisabeth Schneider |
| Copyright Holder (This Edition) | Time Inc. |
| Copyright Holder (Original Edition) | Time Inc. |
| Series Director | Maitland A. Edey |
| Series Editor | Martin Mann |
| Series Designer | Sheldon Cotler |
| Documentation | Beatrice T. Dobie, Marjorie Pickens |
| Editor in Chief | Martin Mann, Robert G. Mason |
| Editor | William K. Goolrick, William Frankel, Nancy Genet |
| Typeset by | Alfred Utesch, Hamburg |
| Printed by | Smeets Lithographers |
| Bound by | Proost en Brandt N.V., NL-Amsterdam |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | German |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Copyright | 1968 |
| Copyright | 1967 |
| Pages / Font | 200 pages |
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