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RECORD NUMBER: 32 OF 36| Main Title | Tuxedo Park : a Wall Street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of World War II / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Conant, Jennet. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2002 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 48966735 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0684872870; 9780684872872; 0684872889; 9780684872889 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Physicists--United States--Biography ; Atomic bomb--United States--History--20th century ; Research--New York (State)--Tuxedo Park--History--20th century ; World War, 1939-1945--Science--United States ; Kernwaffe ; Forschung ; Geschichte ; Militärtechnik ; Weltkrieg--1939-1945 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Loomis, Alfred L--(Alfred Lee),--1887-1975 | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xvi, 330 pages, [16] pages, of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Wall Street legend Alfred Lee Loomis, who once owned Hilton Head Island, was devoted to his hobby of science experiments in his mansion. During World War II, Loomis played a key role in the development of radar and the atomic bomb. Map of Tuxedo Park -- The Patron -- Bred in the Bone -- The Power Broker -- Palace of Science -- Cash on the Barrel -- Restless Energy -- The Big Machine -- Echoes of War -- Precious Cargo -- The Blitz -- Minister Without Portfolio -- Last of the Great Amateurs. |