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Brotherhood of the Bomb : The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller by Gregg Herken (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10080506589X
ISBN-139780805065893
eBay Product ID (ePID)9038733670
Product Key Features
Book TitleBrotherhood of the Bomb : The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicMilitary / Weapons, Physics / Nuclear, Science & Technology
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorGregg Herken
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThe most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative., "The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative." -- The New York Times Book Review "The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives." -- The Washington Post World "A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics." -- Los Angeles Times, "The most commanding history yet written of the internal politics of the United States during the early years of the nuclear age . . . an enthralling narrative." - The New York Times Book Review "The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives." - The Washington Post World "A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics."- Los Angeles Times, The story is well-crafted and meticulously researched, drawing on recently declassified FBI files and documents, and it moves at a helter-skelter pace . . . a gripping account of three tangled lives., A well-written, well-documented, exciting and yet unhappy tale of a crucial encounter between science and politics.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal539.7/092/273
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe 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., Gregg Herken's Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fascinating story of the men who founded the nuclear age, fully told for the first time 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 Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller-the scientists most responsible for the advent of weapons of mass destruction. How did science-and its practitioners-enlisted in the service of the state during the Second World War, become a slave to its patron during the Cold War? The story of these three men, builders of the bombs, is fundamentally about loyalty-to 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 newly released Freedom of Information Act and Russian documents. Brotherhood of the Bomb is a vital slice of American history told authoritatively-and grippingly-for the first time.
LC Classification NumberQC16.O62
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