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J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American century
David C. Cassidy.
Published
2005
by
Pi Press
in
New York, N.Y
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Written in English.
Table of Contents
| Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments ix | ||
| Introduction x | ||
| 1.Coming to America 1 | ||
| 2.Ethically Cultured 15 | ||
| 3.Ethically Schooled 33 | ||
| 4.The Damning Lie 47 | ||
| 5.Summa Cum Laude 61 | ||
| 6.Getting Near the Center 79 | ||
| 7.A Taste for Physics 105 | ||
| 8.Coming of Age 117 | ||
| 9.Professor of Physics 133 | ||
| 10.Cosmic Connections 159 | ||
| 11.Depression and War 181 | ||
| 12.The Organic Necessity 211 | ||
| 13.Dropping the Bomb 237 | ||
| 14.State Scientist 253 | ||
| 15.Icon of Physics 267 | ||
| 16.Good Soldiers 285 | ||
| 17.Insecurity Hearings 305 | ||
| 18.Exile 327 | ||
| Appendix 1 353 | ||
| Appendix 2 355 | ||
| Appendix 3 357 | ||
| Appendix 4 359 | ||
| Notes 363 | ||
| Bibliography 425 | ||
| Index 441 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Oppenheimer, J, Robert, 1904-1967, Atomic bomb United States History, Physicists United States Biography. |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references ([425]-439) and index.
Genre |
Biography. |
Classifications
Dewey Decimal Class |
530/.092, B |
Library of Congress |
QC16.O62 C37 2005 |
The Physical Object
Pagination |
xviii, 462 p., [16] p. of plates : |
Number of pages |
462 |
ID Numbers
Open Library |
OL3314534M |
ISBN 10 |
0131479962 |
LC Control Number |
2004105826 |
OCLC/WorldCat |
56503198 |
Library Thing |
1025770 |
Goodreads |
711415
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| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Initial record created, from Scriblio MARC record. |