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Bibliography
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| Peter Goodchild,
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Shatterer of Worlds . New
York, 1985. This is the best one-volume introduction to Oppenheimer, the
development of the atomic bomb, and the tragic destruction of
Oppenheimer by Cold War politicians — your cost at Amazon.com $13.56.
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| Stanley Blumberg and Louis
Panos, Edward Teller: Giant of the Golden Age of Physics.
New York, 1990. The best study of the father of the hydrogen bomb, and
the chief villain of the J. Robert Oppenheimer story — unfortunately,
out-of-print, but probably in your library. |
| Robert Jervis,
The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution : Statecraft and the
Prospect of Armageddon (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs).
Cornell, 1989. This one raises provocative questions . |
| J.P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate,
Introducing Quantum Theory. New York, 1996. The new
physics for dummies, including your Chautauquan. |
| John McPhee,
The Curve of Binding Energy. New York, 1974.
Excellent on Edward Teller’s “vision.” |
| K.D. Nichols, The Road
to Trinity. New York, 1987 — check your library, out-of-print. |
| Richard Rhodes,
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb. New York,
1995. Excellent on the post-war ordeal of J. Robert Oppenheimer. |
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For the Young:
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J. E. Driemen, Atomic Dawn: A Biography of
J. Robert Oppenheimer. Minneapolis, 1989. Find it at your
library.
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