Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist

by Jennet Conant

Book Overview

"Gripping...an outstanding portrait of a technocrat, at work and at home."-- The Wall Street Journal "Evocative...relentless"-- The New York Times Book Review "This is biography and history at its best."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit The remarkable life of one of the most influential men of the greatest generation, James B. Conant--a savvy architect of the nuclear age and the Cold War--told...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476730881
• ISBN13: 9781476730882
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"