Uncommon Sense

by J. Robert Oppenheimer

Book Overview

J. Robert Oppenheimer, a leading physicist in the Manhattan Project, recognized that scientific inquiry and discovery could no longer be separated from their effect on political decision-making, social responsibility, and human endeavor in general. He openly addressed issues of common concern and as a scientist accepted the responsibility brought about by nuclear physics and the atom bomb. In this collection of essays and speeches, Oppenheimer discusses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817631658
• ISBN13: 9780817631659
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.