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"The author, a senior historian and curator at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, presents an inside look at the men who developed America's atomic weapons between 1930 and 1960, centering on Ernest Lawrence (inventor of the cyclotron), J. Robert Oppenheimer (the theoretical physicist who shepherded the atomic bomb to fruition, and lived to regret it), and Edward Teller (father of the H-bomb). But the story is primarily political: Herken uses FBI files to describe the efforts of some government officials to destroy Oppenheimer (with the sometime assistance of Lawrence and Teller) under the suspicion that he was a Soviet spy. The tale would be comically ironical if its geopolitical and scientific results had not been so costly and dire. Herken largely keeps his personal judgments out of the narrative, letting the players and facts speak pretty much for themselves."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 1950's
- 1940's
- 1930's
History of cloak & dagger?
Yes
Nationality?
- American--General
Players:
- FBI
History of a science?
Yes
Kind of science
- Physics
Subjects of this Historical Account
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat sympathetic
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Smart
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- government investigators
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Nationality?
- American
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Somewhat Unsympathetic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Northeast
- California
Big City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Style
How much gore?
- 1 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 3 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel...
- concerned
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses mostly on history of key players
How much romance?
- 1 ()
Minor characters feature lots of:
- scientists
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A handful
Length of book
- 300-350 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 3 ()
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