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Description edit
The Untold Story of the American Entrepreneur Who Helped Build the Atomic Bomb and Defeat the Nazis. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century -- Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Ernest Lawrence: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Stimson
- Alfred Loomis
- Edward "Taffy" Bowen
- William T. Richards
- Vannevar Bush
- Luis Alvarez
- Robert W. Wood
- Sloan
- Edward Bowles
- Landon Ketchum Thorne
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- George Kistiakowsky
- Leo Szilard
- William Farnsworth (Farney) Loomis
- Ellen Farnsworth Loomis
- James Conant
- Bonbright
- Neils Bohr
- Lewis
- Isidor Isaac Rabi
- Julia
- Lescaze
- Lee
- Evans
- Enrico Fermi
- Karl Compton
- Ed McMillan
- Landon
- Garret Hobart
- Hitler
- Marshall
- William Hansen
- Donald Cooksey
- Emilio Segre
- Langevin
- Berger
- Albert Einstein
Setting & Locations edit
- Tuxedo Park
- Washington
- New York City
- Berkeley
- Wall Street
- America
- Europe
- New England
- Tower House
- Battle Of Britain
- United States
- Germany
- Boston
- London
- Cambridge
- Princeton
- Atlantic
- Long Island
- France
- Du Bridge
- Japan
- Loran
- Harvard
- California
- New Jersey
- Pau
- Italy
- Columbia
- Loomis Laboratory
- Bell Labs
- East Hampton
- Massachusetts
- San Francisco
- Pacific
- White House
- East Coast
- South Carolina
- Paris
- Club House Road
- Berlin
First Sentence edit
ON January 30, 1940, shortly after ten P.M., the superintendent of the building at 116 East 83rd Street noticed that a bottle of milk delivered that morning to one of his tenants had remained in front of the door all day.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jennet Conant (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 530.092274731
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › History › Military › Weapons & Warfare › Conventional
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Rich & Famous
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Business
- Books › Business & Investing › Small Business & Entrepreneurship › Entrepreneurship
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