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(0)Martin J. Sherwin
Author
Language
English
Description
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. --From publisher's description....
2) Oppenheimer
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 604 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Sherwin sets 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. He gives us a riveting explanation of the crisis itself, while also exploring the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post WWII world. Sherwin looks in particular at the original debate in the...
5) Oppenheimer
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discs (181 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.