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Author:

Herken, Gregg, 1947-

Title:

Brotherhood of the bomb : the tangled lives and loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller / Gregg Herken.

Edition:

1st Owl Books ed.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Co.,

Copyright Date:

2003, c2002

Description:

xiv, 448 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Oppenheimer, J. Robert,--1904-1967.
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando,--1901-1958.
Teller, Edward,--1908-
Physicists--United States.--Biography.
Atomic bomb--United States--History--20th century.
Nuclear physics--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

"A Joh Macrae/Owl Book." Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-428) and index.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9780805065893 (pbk.) :
080506589X (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52971610

Locations:

NQPA983 -- Joice Public Library (Joice)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)