Oppenheimer and his Big Idea, the atomic bomb, exemplify one of the very real dilemmas of modern science. This title tells the story of the scientist behind The Manhattan Project, from his early days as a Harvard prodigy to his final years as a victim of McCarthyism. It offers an introduction to the complex theoretical work behind the bomb.
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Oppenheimer and his Big Idea, the atomic bomb, exemplify one of the very real dilemmas of modern science. This title tells the story of the scientist behind The Manhattan Project, from his early days as a Harvard prodigy to his final years as a victim of McCarthyism. It offers an introduction to the complex theoretical work behind the bomb.
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