Jennet Richards Conant
Jennet Conant has written profiles for "Vanity Vair, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek," and "The New York Times." She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.
Jennet Conant has written profiles for "Vanity Vair, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek," and "The New York Times." She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York. See less
Jennet Richards Conant's Featured Books
Jennet Richards Conant book reviews
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Tuxedo Park: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
Hard to believe
But one exceptional individual can make an enormous difference in the progress of science and technology, even when opposed by powerful interests intent in safeguarding their parochial turf.. ... Read More
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Tuxedo Park: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
Alfred Loomis in Tuxedo Park
by Clyde W, Jul 29, 2012
As a person who lived through the Second World War, and as a scientist, I found this well-written book very interesting. The American inventor Alfred Loomis played an important role in the ... Read More
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Tuxedo Park: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
Tuxedo Park is well worth reading
A fine peek through the gates into the guilded age of the late 1800s, and up to the atomic bomb in WW II. The author's unique perspective of heritage is not very distracting, and the overall picture ... Read More
