American Prometheus :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiii, 721 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition
First Vintage books edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : Vintage Books, 2006.
Summary
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. --From publisher's description.
Electronic Access
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Call Number
BIOGRAPHY OPPENHEIMER, J.
Publication Date
2006 2005-2006
Language
English
ISBN
9780375726262
American Prometheus :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiii, [32] pages of plates, 721 pages : illustrations 24 cm.
Edition
First edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : A.A. Knopf, 2005.
Call Number
BIO OPPENHEIMER
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9780375412028
American Prometheus :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
21 audio discs (26 hr., 30 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
Ashland, Or. : Blackstone Audiobooks, [2007]
Summary
J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s. They declared that Oppenheimer could not be trusted with America's nuclear secrets. In this magisterial biography twenty-five years in the making, the authors capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War.
Call Number
CDBOOK 921 OPPENHEIMER, J. ROBERT
Publication Date
2007
Language
English
ISBN
9781433200113 9781470824419
Prometeo Americano :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
859 pages : black and white photographs ; 24 cm
Edition
Primera edición.
Production / Publication Information
Barcelona : Debate, 2023
Summary
"El 16 de julio de 1945, en el desierto de Nuevo México, se detonaba en secreto la primera bomba atómica. Impactado por el poder destructivo de su creación, J. Robert Oppenheimer, director del Proyecto Manhattan, se comprometería desde entonces a luchar contra el desarrollo de la bomba de hidrógeno y contra la guerra nuclear. Sospechoso de comunista para los Estados Unidos de la era McCarthy, fue perseguido por el FBI, calumniado como espía de la Unión Soviética y obligado a dimitir de cualquier función pública. Su vida privada fue arrastrada del mismo modo hacia el esperpento; su casa fue allanada con micrófonos ocultos, y su teléfono, intervenido. No sería hasta 1963 que el presidente Kennedy lo rehabilitaría y, con ello, su figura obtendría otro cariz para los ciudadanos del mundo entero. Treinta años de entrevistas a familiares, amigos y colegas; de búsqueda en archivos del FBI; de análisis de las cintas con discursos e interrogatorios, y de hallazgos de documentos privados del físico nuclear dieron como resultado este monumental libro. Una biografía de una enorme minuciosidad que ofrece una visión íntima del científico más famoso de su generación; una de las figuras icónicas del siglo xx para quien el triunfo y la tragedia se unieron en un nudo gordiano."--Back flap of cover.
Call Number
SP BIO OPP
Publication Date
2023
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9788418967986
Oppenheimer. Blu-ray/Widescreen
Format:
Blu-ray disc
System details note
Blu-ray, 1080p high-definition wide screen mixed 2:20:1 and 1.78:1; DTS-HD master audio 5.1, DTS digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0 described video; requires Blu-ray player.
Physical Description
2 Blu-ray discs (181 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Blu-ray ; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2023]
Summary
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Call Number
BLU OPP
Publication Date
2023
Language
English French Spanish
UPC
191329253045
Oppenheimer. DVD/Widescreen
Format:
DVD
System details note
DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen (2.20:1); Dolby digital 5.1, English DVS, Dolby digital 2.0 DVS.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2023]
Summary
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Call Number
DVD OPPENHEIMER / FEATURE
Publication Date
2023
Language
English
UPC
191329253113
Oppenheimer. Blu-ray/DVD/Widescreen
Format:
Blu-ray disc
System details note
Blu-ray, 1080p high-definition wide screen mixed 2:20:1 and 1.78:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS Digital Surround 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Physical Description
2 Blu-ray videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (181 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Edition
Blu-ray; DVD; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2023]
Summary
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Call Number
MWF-DVD (FEATURE-DISC 1-3)
Publication Date
2023
Language
English
UPC
191329253045
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