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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Frank Oppenheimer |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
K C Cole |
| ISBN: | 9780151008223 0151008221 |
| OCLC Number: | 282966203 |
| Description: | xiv, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Palace of delights -- A little royal family -- The uncle of the atom bomb -- Un-American -- Exile -- An intellectual desert-- and a library of experiments -- A museum dedicated to awareness -- A decent respect for taste -- The man with the gold-rimmed glasses -- The sentimental fruits of science -- The anarch -- The world he made up. |
| Responsibility: | K.C. Cole. |
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Abstract:
Cole--a friend and colleague of Frank Oppenheimer's for many years--has drawn from letters, documents, and extensive interviews to write a very personal story of the man whose irrepressible spirit would inspire so many.
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"Ruminations on every scientific subject under the sun, and plenty beyond it ... In pithy, three-page bursts, [Cole] tackles particle physics, geometry, Alfred Nobel, and about a thousand other topics, all with graceful, accessible prose." --"The Boston Globe "(Sunday)
"An absolute delight ... Belongs on the bedside bookshelf of every science enthusiast and should also be a treat for any reader curious about the universe." --"San Jose Mercury-News
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