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02287cam a2200349Ia 4500 001 33AB975C2B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 005 200904162335.0 008 030905t20032002nyuaf b 001 0ceng d 020 $a 9780805065893 (pbk.) : 020 $a 080506589X (pbk.) : 035 $a (OCoLC)52971610 040 $a JRS $c JRS $d SILO $d XY4 $d UIR $d SILO 100 1 $a Herken, Gregg, $d 1947- 245 1 $a Brotherhood of the bomb : $b the tangled lives and loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller / $c Gregg Herken. 250 $a 1st Owl Books ed. 260 $a New York : $b Henry Holt and Co., $c 2003, c2002. 300 $a xiv, 448 p., [16] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a "A Joh Macrae/Owl Book." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-428) and index. 520 $a The story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between three men-Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller-the scientists most responsible for the advent of weapons of mass destruction. How did science, enlisted in the service of the state during the Second World War, become a slave to its patron during the Cold War-and scientists with it? The story of these three men, is fundamentally about loyalty-to the country, to science, and to each other-and about the wrenching choices that had to be made when these allegiances came into conflict. Gregg Herken gives us the behind-the-scenes account based upon a decade of research, interviews, and new documents. Brotherhood of the Bomb is a vital slice of American history told authoritatively-and grippingly-for the first time. 600 10 $a Oppenheimer, J. Robert, $d 1904-1967. 600 10 $a Lawrence, Ernest Orlando, $d 1901-1958. 600 10 $a Teller, Edward, $d 1908- 650 0 $a Physicists $z United States. $v Biography. 650 0 $a Atomic bomb $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Nuclear physics $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 939 $a 5366555 941 $a 2 952 $l NQPA983 $d 20180628025919.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=33AB975C2B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b UIR 952 $l PWAX296 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search