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109 East Palace : Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos

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109 East Palace : Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos / Jennet Conant.
Author
Conant, Jennet.
Publication
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005.
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xviii, 425 p. : maps; 25 cm.
Summary
This book captures the drama of 27 perilous months at Los Alamos, a secret city cut off from the rest of society, ringed by barbed wire, where Oppenheimer and his young recruits lived as virtual prisoners of the U.S. government--freshly minted secretaries and worldly scientists contending with living conditions straight out of pioneer days, racing to build the first atomic bomb before Germany could. Oppenheimer was as arrogant as he was inexperienced, and few believed the 38-year-old theoretical physicist would succeed. Yet despite the obstacles, he forged a vibrant community through the sheer force of his personality.
Subject
  • McKibbin, Dorothy Scarritt, 1897-1985
  • Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
  • Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory > History
  • Manhattan Project (U.S.) > History
  • Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory > Biography
  • Manhattan Project (U.S.) > Biography
  • Atomic bomb > United States > History
Note
  • Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-409) and index.
Contents
Charmed -- A most improbable choice -- The bluest eyes I've ever seen -- Cowboy boots and all -- The gatekeeper -- The professor and the general -- Summer camp -- Lost almost -- Welcome distractions -- Nothing dangerous -- The big shot -- Baby boom -- Summer lightning -- A bad case of the jitters -- Playing with fire -- A dirty trick -- Everything was different -- A rain of ruin -- By our works we are committed -- Elysian dreamer -- Scorpions in a bottle -- Fallout.
Call Number
JSE 05-1295
ISBN
0743250079
LCCN
  • 2005042497
  • 9780743250078
OCLC
57475908
Author
Conant, Jennet.
Title
109 East Palace : Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos / Jennet Conant.
Imprint
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-409) and index.
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