J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic West

by Jon Hunner

Book Overview

In 1922, the teenage son of a Jewish immigrant ventured from Manhattan to New Mexico for his health. It was the first of many trips to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a western retreat where J. Robert Oppenheimer would eventually hold pathbreaking discussions with world-renowned scientists about atomic physics. Oppenheimer came to feel at home in the American West, and while extensive studies have been made of the man, this is the first book to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806163089
• ISBN13: 9780806163086
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"