The Meanings of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Meanings of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781609384197
ISBN-13 : 1609384199
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Download or read book The Meanings of J. Robert Oppenheimer written by Lindsey Michael Banco and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desert saint or destroyer of worlds: Oppenheimer biographies -- Under the sun: Oppenheimer in history -- History imagined: Oppenheimer in fiction -- The ghost and the machine: Oppenheimer in film and television -- "The bony truth": Oppenheimer in museums -- In his own worlds: Oppenheimer's writing


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