false 564126 5 In 1943, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant, charismatic head of the Manhattan Project, recruited scientists to live as virtual prisoners of the U.S. government at Los Alamos, a barren mesa thirty-five miles outside Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thousands of men, women, and children spent the war years sequestered in this top-secret military facility. They lied to friends and family about where they were going and what they were doing, and then disappeared into the desert. Through the eyes of a young Santa Fe widow who was one of Oppenheimer's first recruits, we see how, for all his flaws, he developed into an inspiring leader and motivated all those involved in the Los Alamos project to make a supreme effort and achieve the unthinkable.<P><P> 551246 2005 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos total:124|5:23|4:64|3:30|2:5|1:2| 124 473 202 31 4 2 false false Fri Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 07:56:41 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 12:59:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 19:23:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 19:27:01 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:09:26 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:15:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Nov 10 14:52:09 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 19 19:44:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:29:42 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 08:34:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 14 16:00:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 16:16:46 -0700 2008
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