"American Prometheus" is a rich evocation of America in mid-century and a compelling portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man shaped by, or helped to shape, its major events--the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War.
A biography of the two Bundy brothers, McGeorge and William, who played key roles in foreign policy decision-making during the Cold War. William Bundy worked for the CIA.; McGeorge had a career in academia and was dean of Harvard College before being selected by President Kennedy to serve as national security advisor. Later, he became head of the ...
An account of the controversy that surrounded the Smithsonian Institution's exhibition of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
The first complete biography of the ultimate self-made American aristocrat, John J. McCloy--the poor boy who climbed the heights of Wall Street, counseled presidents, and reached the very citadel of diplomacy and business. Bird brings energy and intelligence to the examination of McCloy's life, a tale of ambition and accomplishment.
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.
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