The Resource J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life, Abraham Pais ; with supplemental material by Robert P. Crease
J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life, Abraham Pais ; with supplemental material by Robert P. Crease
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- Summary
- An illuminating portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer chronicles the story of one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics, from his precocious youth to his seminal role in developing the first atomic bomb, and beyond
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- First encounters
- Background. Early years
- University studies
- The California professor as teacher
- The California professor as researcher
- Oppenheimer's own opinion on his teaching and research in California
- Personal life in the 1930s
- "The shatterer of worlds"
- In which Oppenheimer enters the world stage
- An atomic scientist's credo
- The Institute prior to Oppenheimer's arrival
- In which Oppenheimer is elected Director of the Institute and Chairman of the GAC
- Oppenheimer's early years as Institute Director
- Oppenheimer and the world of physics, 1946-1954
- Further on Oppenheimer the man
- Atomic politics in the early postwar years
- Of the first serious enemies and of the first Russian A-bomb
- Of the Superbomb and of spy stories
- The new Super
- Atomic politics in the early 1950s
- In which the excrement hits the ventilator
- In which the news of the hearings is made public
- Open book
- No final judgment
- Insider in exile
- Cloudy mountain peak
- Isbn
- 9780195166736
- Label
- J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life
- Title
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Title remainder
- a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Abraham Pais ; with supplemental material by Robert P. Crease
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An illuminating portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer chronicles the story of one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics, from his precocious youth to his seminal role in developing the first atomic bomb, and beyond
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1918-2000
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pais, Abraham
- Dewey number
-
- 530/.092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC16.O62
- LC item number
- P35 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Crease, Robert P
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert
- Atomic bomb
- Physicists
- Oppenheimer, J. Robert
- Oppenheimer, Julius Robert
- Bombe atomique
- Physiciens
- Label
- J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life, Abraham Pais ; with supplemental material by Robert P. Crease
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- First encounters -- Background. Early years -- University studies -- The California professor as teacher -- The California professor as researcher -- Oppenheimer's own opinion on his teaching and research in California -- Personal life in the 1930s -- "The shatterer of worlds" -- In which Oppenheimer enters the world stage -- An atomic scientist's credo -- The Institute prior to Oppenheimer's arrival -- In which Oppenheimer is elected Director of the Institute and Chairman of the GAC -- Oppenheimer's early years as Institute Director -- Oppenheimer and the world of physics, 1946-1954 -- Further on Oppenheimer the man -- Atomic politics in the early postwar years -- Of the first serious enemies and of the first Russian A-bomb -- Of the Superbomb and of spy stories -- The new Super -- Atomic politics in the early 1950s -- In which the excrement hits the ventilator -- In which the news of the hearings is made public -- Open book -- No final judgment -- Insider in exile -- Cloudy mountain peak
- Control code
- 57514715
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780195166736
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2005002173
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780195166736
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)57514715
- Label
- J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life, Abraham Pais ; with supplemental material by Robert P. Crease
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-336) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- First encounters -- Background. Early years -- University studies -- The California professor as teacher -- The California professor as researcher -- Oppenheimer's own opinion on his teaching and research in California -- Personal life in the 1930s -- "The shatterer of worlds" -- In which Oppenheimer enters the world stage -- An atomic scientist's credo -- The Institute prior to Oppenheimer's arrival -- In which Oppenheimer is elected Director of the Institute and Chairman of the GAC -- Oppenheimer's early years as Institute Director -- Oppenheimer and the world of physics, 1946-1954 -- Further on Oppenheimer the man -- Atomic politics in the early postwar years -- Of the first serious enemies and of the first Russian A-bomb -- Of the Superbomb and of spy stories -- The new Super -- Atomic politics in the early 1950s -- In which the excrement hits the ventilator -- In which the news of the hearings is made public -- Open book -- No final judgment -- Insider in exile -- Cloudy mountain peak
- Control code
- 57514715
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 353 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780195166736
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2005002173
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780195166736
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)57514715
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