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Atomic bomb United States History Conant, James Bryant 1893-1978 Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 Manhattan Project (U.S.) History Oppenheimer, J. Robert 1904-1967 Physicists United States Biography Science Political aspects United States History 20th century United States Politics and government 1945-1953 USA World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns JapanBird, Kai
Summary: J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIRConant, Jennet
Summary: "The remarkable life of one of the most influential men of the greatest generation, James B. Conant--a savvy architect of the nuclear age and the Cold War--told by his granddaughter, New York Times bestselling author Jennet Conant. James Bryant Conant was a towering figure. He was at the center of the mammoth threats and challenges of the twentieth century. As a young eminent chemist, he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995
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Summary: Discusses the personalities and events involved in the research, development and detonation of the atomic bombs built by the United States in the 1940s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 1999