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Book Reviews of 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos

109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
109 East Palace Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
Author: Jennet Conant
ISBN-13: 9780743250078
ISBN-10: 0743250079
Publication Date: 4/26/2005
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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Very interesting book about the human side of the Manhattan Project. Not a lot of time spent on the Russian spying and a bit too much on the personal travails of Oppenheimer mostly afterwards. But excellent description of what life was like for the scientists and families.