Author

Publication

2013-11-07 - Vintage

Language

English

Word Count

208,000 words, Guess

Page Count

832 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

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  • Amazon0099433532

Classifications

  • LCCQC16.O62
  • LCCQC16.O62 M65 2013

Description

Robert J. Oppenheimer is among the most contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind, and made Oppenheimer the 'father of the Bomb'.

Description

Robert J. Oppenheimer is among the most contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind, and made Oppenheimer the 'father of the Bomb'

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  • Inside The Centre: The Life of J. Robert OppenheimerPaperbackVintage2013-11-07

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