Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476730881 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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She describes the guilt, fears, and sometimes regret of those who invented and deployed the bombs and the personal toll it took. As a controversial president of Harvard University, he was a champion of meritocracy and open admissions. As an advisor to FDR, he led the interventionist cause for US entrance in WWII. The remarkable life of one of the most influential men of the greatest generation, James B. He was at the center of the mammoth threats and challenges of the twentieth century. During that war, Conant was the administrative director of the Manhattan Project, oversaw the development of the atomic bomb and argued that it be used against the industrial city of Hiroshima in Japan. Later, he urged the Atomic Energy Commission to reject the hydrogen bomb, and devoted the rest of his life to campaigning for international control of atomic weapons. This is a very intimate, up-close look at some of the most argued c
. Conant, Navigating a Dangerous Era and the New York Times bestsellers The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington and Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II. She has written for Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek, and The New York Times. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York. Jennet Conant
“A masterly account a perceptive portrayal of a major player in world events throughout the mid-20th century.” (Publishers Weekly)“James B. She’s made an outstanding and definitive work of it, one that illuminates the whole World War II and postwar eras.” (Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb)“From transforming Harvard to overseeing the construction of the atom bomb, James Conant was one of the most influential Americans of his time. This book gives him that place.” (Kirkus Reviews)“This is biography and history at its best. Conant deserves a place among the traditional "wise men" (Acheson, Harriman et al.), an elite group of white, male, East Coa