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Five Books Related to J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Five Books Related to J. Robert Oppenheimer
<B>Five Books Related to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb Project from the Library of Wallace Reed Brode</B></I> Wallace R. Brode (1900 - 1974) was an American educator and scientist who was the chairman of the National Bureau of Standards (1947 - 1958). The books include:<BR><B>Henry D. Smyth <I>Atomic Energy For Military Purposes - A General Account of the Scientific Research and Technical Development That Went into the Making of the Atomic Bombs</B></I>.</B></I> (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945), first edition, 264 pages, 8vo (5.75" x 8"), gray cloth, unclipped jacket in protective mylar cover. Signed on the front free endpaper by Norris E. Bradbury, Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory 1945 - 1970, J. Robert Oppenheimer the "<I>father of the atomic bomb</B></I>", and the author. Book in very good condition, jacket missing pieces of spine.<BR><B><I>One World or None </B></I></B></I> edited by Dexter Masters and Katharine Way. (New York: Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill, 1946), first edition, 79 pages, 4to (8.5" x 11"), soft cover magazine format, very good condition with age toning to pages. This is an early attempt at explaining the new atomic era to the general public.<BR><B>United States Atomic Energy Commission <I>In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Texts of Principal Documents and Letters of Personnel Security Board, General Manager, Commissioners</B></I>.</B></I> (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1954), first edition, 67 pages, 8vo (5.75" x 9"), wraps, very good with age toning to cover.<BR><B>United States Atomic Energy Commission <I>In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Transcript of Hearing Before Personnel Security Board, Washington, D.C. April 12, 1954, through May 6, 1954</B></I></B></I> (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1954), first edition, 992 pages, 8vo (5.75" x 9"), wraps, very good with loose covers, worn spine and soiled covers.<BR><B>Joseph Alsop and Stewart Alsop <I>We Accuse! The Story of the Miscarriage of American Justice in the Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer</B></I></B></I> (New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1954), first printing, 88 pages, 4to (8.5" x 11"), soft cover magazine format, very good condition with slightly age toned pages.
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