Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb
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Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb is a historical nonfiction book that examines the lives, motivations, and moral dilemmas of the key scientists behind the creation of the first atomic bomb.
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Brian L. Silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| examines |
lives of key atomic scientists
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moral dilemmas of atomic scientists ⓘ motivations of atomic scientists ⓘ |
| explores |
relationship between science and war
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responsibility of scientists ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Arthur H. Compton
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Arthur Compton
Edward Teller ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ Ernest O. Lawrence ⓘ
surface form:
Ernest Lawrence
Eugene Wigner ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Leo Szilard ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historical nonfiction ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
biographical
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ethical ⓘ historical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Manhattan Project
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World War II ⓘ atomic bomb ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ scientific ethics ⓘ |
| publisher | Yale University Press ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
development of the first atomic bomb
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use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Making of the Atomic Bomb ⓘ |
| setting |
20th century
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World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
history of nuclear physics
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history of technology ⓘ history of the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| title | Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb self-link ⓘ |
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