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J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the atomic West
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the atomic West
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This biography of Oppenheime explores how the West influenced J. Robert Oppenheimer as a scientist and person and how he influenced it. The author describes how Oppenheimer's life changed the course of history, as he helped locate the atomic weapons research lab at Los Alamos, New Mexico and transformed the area as the atomic West.
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Title
J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the atomic West
Call No
QC16.O62
Authors
Hunner, Jon
Subjects
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.
Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Physicists--United States--Biography.
Nuclear physicists--United States--Biography.
Atomic bomb--United States--History.
Biographies.
Language
English
Published
Norman, Okla. : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2009.
Publication Desc
xvi, 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ;
ISBN
9780806163086

(paperback)

LCCN
2008047909
Series
The Oklahoma western biographies v. 24
Oklahoma western biographies v. 24.
Dimensions
23 cm.