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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684872889
ISBN-13
9780684872889
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2301239
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tuxedo Park : A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, History, Science & Technology
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-021001
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Timothy FerrisJennet Conant's Tuxedo Park illuminates an important but little-known chapter in American science, and does it with a deft, knowing touch that brings it to life., Timothy Ferris Jennet Conant's Tuxedo Park illuminates an important but little-known chapter in American science, and does it with a deft, knowing touch that brings it to life., Jonathan YardleyThe Washington PostRemarkable...the story of a genuinely extraordinary man [told] uncommonly well., The Washington Post Book World The story of how radar made its passage from the drawing board into the cockpits of Allied fighter planes is incredibly dramatic, and Jennet Conant tells it uncommonly well., Kurt VonnegutA brilliant account of the all but vanished reputation of an amateur physicist who became a friend and peer of the greatest scientists of his time., Jonathan Yardley The Washington Post Remarkable...the story of a genuinely extraordinary man [told] uncommonly well., The Wall Street JournalUnderstanding just how America wins wars is a pressing task these days, which makes the story of Alfred Loomis especially timely -- and instructive....[His] remarkable story is being told now only thanks to Ms. Conant, a journalist who combines a graceful writing style with her own family connections to his secretive life., Kurt Vonnegut A brilliant account of the all but vanished reputation of an amateur physicist who became a friend and peer of the greatest scientists of his time., Timothy FerrisJennet Conant'sTuxedo Parkilluminates an important but little-known chapter in American science, and does it with a deft, knowing touch that brings it to life., The Wall Street Journal Understanding just how America wins wars is a pressing task these days, which makes the story of Alfred Loomis especially timely -- and instructive....[His] remarkable story is being told now only thanks to Ms. Conant, a journalist who combines a graceful writing style with her own family connections to his secretive life.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
530/.092/274731 B
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
The fascinating, little known story of Alfred Loomis, a wealthy eccentric who bankrolled pioneering research into the radar detection system and the atomic bomb., The Untold Story of the American Entrepreneur Who Helped Build the Atomic Bomb and Defeat the Nazis.Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century -- Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and others -- at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, in the late 1930s. He established a top-secret defense laboratory at MIT and personally bankrolled pioneering research into new, high-powered radar detection systems that helped defeat the German Air Force and U-boats. With Ernest Lawrence, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, he pushed Franklin Delano Roosevelt to fund research in nuclear fission, which led to the development of the atomic bomb.Jennet Conant, the granddaughter of James Bryant Conant, one of the leading scientific advisers of World War II, enjoyed unprecedented access to Loomis' papers, as well as to people intimately involved in his life and work. She pierces through Loomis' obsessive secrecy and illuminates his role in assuring the Allied victory., The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century--Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and others--at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, in the late 1930s. He established a top-secret defense laboratory at MIT and personally bankrolled pioneering research into new, high-powered radar detection systems that helped defeat the German Air Force and U-boats. With Ernest Lawrence, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, he pushed Franklin Delano Roosevelt to fund research in nuclear fission, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Jennet Conant, the granddaughter of James Bryant Conant, one of the leading scientific advisers of World War II, enjoyed unprecedented access to Loomis' papers, as well as to people intimately involved in his life and work. She pierces through Loomis' obsessive secrecy and illuminates his role in assuring the Allied victory., A New York Times bestseller! The untold story of the eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses who helped build the atomic bomb and defeat the Nazis--changing the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century--Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and others--at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, in the late 1930s. He established a top-secret defense laboratory at MIT and personally bankrolled pioneering research into new, high-powered radar detection systems that helped defeat the German Air Force and U-boats. With Ernest Lawrence, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, he pushed Franklin Delano Roosevelt to fund research in nuclear fission, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Jennet Conant, the granddaughter of James Bryant Conant, one of the leading scientific advisers of World War II, enjoyed unprecedented access to Loomis' papers, as well as to people intimately involved in his life and work. She pierces through Loomis' obsessive secrecy and illuminates his role in assuring the Allied victory.
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QC16.L647
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- 13. Aug. 2019
You have to like history. It is not an easy read but very informative and worth reading to someone interested in the development of microwave, radar
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If you like Nikola Tesla, you will be blown away by this guy, Alfred Loomis
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The most important American of the 20th century that most people never heard of.
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Great read for the science enthusiast
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- j***s (1109)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufJust as described, great condition, great packaging, good price, thanks so much, oh & I think you gave me the wrong tracking number, as this just came today July 28th, the one I got came last week in another part of NY, thanks though, A+++ Seller :)Predator by Ed Brisson Vol. 2: The Preserve by Ed Brisson, Netho Diaz (Nr. 305343383283)
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- d***i (220)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letztes JahrBestätigter KaufPacked safely and securely - Shipping was slow (10 days from an hour and a half away!) but it was Free! I thought Price was especially reasonable! Book came in Exactly as Described and I can't wait to start reading it! I Recommend this Seller!Commodore: The Amiga Years by Bagnall, Brian [Hardcover] (Nr. 305372157502)