Robert Oppenheimer : a life inside the center / Ray Monk.
| Author/creator | Monk, Ray author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Doubleday, [2012] |
| Description | xvi, 825 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Inside the centre |
| Portion of title | Life inside the center |
| Contents | 1904-1926. "Amerika, du hast es besser" : Oppenheimer's German Jewish background ; Childhood ; First love : New Mexico ; Harvard ; Cambridge -- 1926-1941. Göttingen ; Postdoctoral fellow ; An American school of theoretical physics ; Unstable cores ; Fission -- 1941-1945. In on the secret ; Los Alamos 1 : security ; Los Alamos 2 : implosion ; Los Alamos 3 : heavy with misgiving -- 1945-1967. The insider scientist ; The booming years ; Massive retaliation ; Falsus in uno ; An open book? |
| Abstract | An exploration of the enigma of Robert Oppenheimer's life and personality and his contributions to the revolution in twentieth-century physics. |
| General note | "Originally published in Great Britain as Inside the centre : the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Jonathan Cape ... 2012"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-790) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012046045 |
| ISBN | 9780385504072 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0385504071 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QC16 .O62 M66 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |