109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos (2005) Jennet Conant (Author)
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos by Jennet Conant discusses the people who lived in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and designed the atomic bomb in 1943. The physicists had to live in secret, adopt assumed names, and never let on to anyone why they were there. In their insular community, they developed close relationships, held wild parties, argued with each other, played pranks, and lived completely within their own small community--all while working to create the bomb that would end World War II. Many of the physicists had their families living there as well, and they had to adapt to the new environment. This book tells an often overlooked side of the story.
SETTING(S) :
Sante Fe, New Mexico, United States, Los Alamos
SUBJECT :
Weapons, Nuclear weapons, Physics, United States history, Biographies
TIME PERIOD :
20th century AD, 1940s (Decade) AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300135308
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2009
SOURCE CITATION : "109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos." 2009. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 23 Nov 2009 <http://bna.galegroup.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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