109 East Palace : Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos
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New York : Simon & Schuster, [2005].
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Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster paperback edition.
ISBN
0743250087, 9780743250085
Physical Desc
xx, 425 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 22 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2005].
Edition
First Simon & Schuster paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0743250087, 9780743250085
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In 1943, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant, charismatic head of the Manhattan Project, recruited scientists to live as virtual prisoners of the U.S. government at Los Alamos, a barren mesa thirty-five miles outside Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thousands of men, women, and children spent the war years sequestered in this top-secret military facility. They lied to friends and family about where they were going and what they were doing, and then disappeared into the desert. Through the eyes of a young Santa Fe widow who was one of Oppenheimer's first recruits, we see how, for all his flaws, he developed into an inspiring leader and motivated all those involved in the Los Alamos project to make a supreme effort and achieve the unthinkable.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Atomic bomb -- United States -- History.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- Biography.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- History.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Biography.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.
McKibbin, Dorothy Scarritt, -- 1897-1985.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967.
Physicists -- Biography.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- Biography.
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- History.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Biography.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.
McKibbin, Dorothy Scarritt, -- 1897-1985.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967.
Physicists -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Conant, J. (2005). 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos (First Simon & Schuster paperback edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. 2005. 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos Simon & Schuster, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos First Simon & Schuster paperback edition., Simon & Schuster, 2005.
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