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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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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIRSheinkin, Steve
Summary: Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023