109 East Palace
Subtitle: Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos
By: Jennet Conant.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
Subjects: McKibbin, Dorothy Scarritt, -- 1897-1985; Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967; Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- History; Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History; Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory -- Biography; Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Biography; Atomic bomb -- United States -- History
Description: This book captures the drama of 27 perilous months at Los Alamos, a secret city cut off from the rest of society, ringed by barbed wire, where Oppenheimer and his young recruits lived as virtual prisoners of the U.S. government--freshly minted secretaries and worldly scientists contending with living conditions straight out of pioneer days, racing to build the first atomic bomb before Germany could. Oppenheimer was as arrogant as he was inexperienced, and few believed the 38-year-old theoretical physicist would succeed. Yet despite the obstacles, he forged a vibrant community through the sheer force of his personality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.