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J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American century / David C. Cassidy.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Pi Press, c2005.Description: xviii, 462 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0131479962
  • 9780131479968
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530/.092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • B QC 16 O62C 2005
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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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) B QC 16 O62C 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000023887

Includes bibliographical references ([425]-439) and index.

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.

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