Martin J Sherwin
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War--how such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen. In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes...
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English
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Continuously in demand since its first, prize-winning edition was published in 1975, this is the classic history of Hiroshima and the origins of the arms race, from the development of the American atomic bomb to the decision to use it against Japan and the beginnings of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. In the preface to this edition, the author describes and evaluates the lengthening trail of new evidence that has come to light concerning...
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English
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The first full-scale biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the fire of the sun for his country in time of war. After Hiroshima, he became the most famous scientist of his generation--an icon of modern man confronting the consequences of scientific progress. He created a radical proposal to place international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen...
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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Based on 25 years of thorough research, political journalist Kai Bird and Tufts University professor Martin J. Sherwin present a detailed biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who directed the U.S.'s Manhattan Project, the effort that developed nuclear weapons during World War II, and has subsequently been labeled the "father of the atomic bomb."
5) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
6) Oppenheimer
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English
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The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
