The ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Subtitle: and the birth of the modern arms race
By: Priscilla J. McMillan.
Publisher: Viking; Viking Adult
Published: 2005-01-01
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
Description: Draws from previously classified documents, unpublished manuscripts, private correspondence, and other sources to chronicle the events that surrounded the revocation of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance in 1954, discussing the roles of physicist Edward Teller, Republican businessman Lewis Strauss, congressional assistant William Borden, and President Eisenhower.