| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 825 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain as Inside the centre : the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Jonathan Cape ... 2012"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [697]-790) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one: 1904-1926. "Amerika, du hast es besser" : Oppenheimer's German Jewish background ; Childhood ; First love: New Mexico ; Harvard ; Cambridge -- Part Two: 1926-1941. Göttingen ; Postdoctoral fellow ; An American school of theoretical physics ; Unstable cores ; Fission -- Part Three: 1941-1945. In on the secret ; Los Alamos 1 : security ; Los Alamos 2 : implosion ; Los Alamos 3 : heavy with misgiving -- Part Four: 1945-1967. The insider scientist ; The booming years ; Massive retaliation ; Falsus in uno ; An open book? |
| Summary |
An exploration of the enigma of Robert Oppenheimer's life and personality and his contributions to the revolution in twentieth-century physics. |
| Subject |
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.
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Physicists -- United States -- Biography.
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Physicists -- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Inside the centre
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Life inside the center |
| ISBN |
9780385504072 hardback $37.50 |
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0385504071 hardback |
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