Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos
Conant, Jennet
2006
Recounts the experiences of the scientists, technicians, and families stationed at the site that planned and built the first atomic bomb, also known as the Manhattan Project.
Tells the story of weightlifter Bob Hoffman, founder of the York Barbell company, which changed the way people thought about fitness and led the health and strength industry from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Robert Oppenheimer and the secret city of Los Alamos
Conant, Jennet
2005
Presents a comprehensive examination into the secret operations at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War Two, and describes the role that Robert Oppenheimer and other scientists played on the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb.