Bird, 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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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT BIR

Conant, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CONANT, JAMES B. CON

Takaki, Ronald T.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5425 Takak

Summary: Last in a three-part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of three documentary films records events that changed the way Americans saw themselves. Albert Einstein's letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 16, 1939, urged the development of the atomic bomb through the Manhattan...

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Publisher / Publication Date: History Channel 2006

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TEN V3

McMillan, Priscilla Johnson.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 MCM

Summary: In this documentary on J. Robert Oppenheimer, learn the amazing true story of "The Father of the Atomic Bomb." J. Robert Oppenheimer was born on April 22, 1904 - Died on February 18, 1967, A professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley and best known for creating the Atomic Bomb, during WWII.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Cohen, Daniel

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

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.8251 COH