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Stanford Nuclear Age Ser.: Robert Oppenheimer : Letters and Recollections by Charles Weiner (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherStanford University Press
ISBN-100804726205
ISBN-139780804726207
eBay Product ID (ePID)1077353
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRobert Oppenheimer : Letters and Recollections
SubjectHistory, Science & Technology
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorCharles Weiner
SeriesStanford Nuclear Age Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight21.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-067508
Reviews"A beautifully organized collection of letters and reminiscences. . . . The editors have interviewed those who knew and worked with him, stirred in the necessary explanatory background, and produced an account, both scholarly and highly readable, which throws fresh light on a man who will probably always remain something of an enigma. Amid devotional defense and almost rabid attack, their book is a model of objectivity."-New York Times Book Review, "A beautifully organized collection of letters and reminiscences. . . . The editors have interviewed those who knew and worked with him, stirred in the necessary explanatory background, and produced an account, both scholarly and highly readable, which throws fresh light on a man who will probably always remain something of an enigma. Amid devotional defense and almost rabid attack, their book is a model of objectivity."--New York Times Book Review, A beautifully organized collection of letters and reminiscences. . . . The editors have interviewed those who knew and worked with him, stirred in the necessary explanatory background, and produced an account, both scholarly and highly readable, which throws fresh light on a man who will probably always remain something of an enigma. Amid devotional defense and almost rabid attack, their book is a model of objectivity."—New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal539.7/092
SynopsisRobert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) is one of the few American scientists who have become public and controversial figures in the twentieth century. This book adds a new dimension to the Oppenheimer story by offering a look at the private man behind the public figure. It consists of letters spanning the period from his Harvard student days in 1922 to his departure from Los Alamos in 1945. The letters are supplemented by recollections of those who knew Oppenheimer and by his own recollections from an interview a few years before his death. 'A beautifully organized collection of letters and reminiscences ... The editors have interviewed those who knew and worked with him, stirred in the necessary explanatory background, and produced an account, both scholarly and highly readable, which throws fresh light on a man who will probably always remain something of an enigma. Amid devotional defense and almost rabid attack, their book is a model of objectivity.' New York Times Book RevieW 'An intimate, carefully documented, and honest book.'
LC Classification NumberQC16
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- 06 Sep, 2017
A beautiful book, to me, not technical, but shows him as a brilliant writer, precocious and vulnerable, his friends, and family life.
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