Man of the hour : James B. Conant, warrior scientist
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Author
Status
Warsaw Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
921 CONANT
1 available
921 CONANT
1 available
Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Biography
B CONANT
1 available
B CONANT
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Warsaw Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 921 CONANT | Available |
Wood Library Association - Canandaigua - Adult Biography | B CONANT | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Atomic bomb -- United States -- History
Biographies
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Decision making -- History.
College presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Conant, James Bryant, -- 1893-1978
Educators -- United States -- Biography.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.
Science and state -- United States -- History
Technology and state -- United States -- History
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Biographies
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
Cold War -- Decision making -- History.
College presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Conant, James Bryant, -- 1893-1978
Educators -- United States -- Biography.
Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History.
Science and state -- United States -- History
Technology and state -- United States -- History
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 587 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-561) and index.
Description
A portrait of the wartime scientist, Harvard University president and presidential advisor, written by his granddaughter, places his life against a backdrop of key historical events to offer particular insights into his oversight of the Manhattan Project and subsequent campaigns in support of atomic weapon control at the international level.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Conant, J. (2017). Man of the hour: James B. Conant, warrior scientist (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. 2017. Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Conant, Jennet. Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2017.
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