Inside the centre : the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer /

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...

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Main Author:	Monk, Ray
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Jonathan Cape, 2012.
Subjects:	Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967. Physicists > United States > Biography. Physicists > Intellectual life > 20th century. Atomic bomb > United States > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	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'.
Physical Description:	xiv, 818 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 761-785) and index.
ISBN:	9780224062626 (hbk) 022406262X (hbk)