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Author:   Cynthia C Kelly (Atomic Heritage Foundation, Usa)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9789812564184

ISBN 10:   9812564187
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 December 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

* Introduction: * Defying the Odds (C C Kelly) * Introducing Oppenheimer: * Oppenheimer Reconsidered (J Bingaman) * Robert Oppenheimer: King of the Hill (R Rhodes) * A Novel Idea of Oppenheimer (J Kanon) * Life at Los Alamos: * Preservation on the Pajarito Plateau (S Ashman) * J Robert Oppenheimer and the State of New Mexico: A Reciprocal Relationship (F Szasz) * Robert Oppenheimer: A Window on His Life at Los Alamos (K Bird & M Sherwin) * Oppenheimer's Place in History: * Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (E Beckner) * The Cautionary Tale of Robert Oppenheimer (G Herken) * The Early Years of Robert Oppenheimer (J Hunner) * General Groves' Indispensable Scientist (R Norris) * Personal Reflections on Oppenheimer: * Oppenheimer as a Teacher of Physics and PhD Advisor (E Gerjuoy) * Remembering Opje: Teacher, Scientist and Friend (D Pines) * J Robert Oppenheimer: Consummate Physicist (M M Shapiro) * A Few Words from an Oppenheimer (A R Oppenheimer)

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