Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II

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"Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II" is a historical nonfiction book by Jennet Conant that chronicles financier Alfred Lee Loomis’s clandestine scientific laboratory and its pivotal role in advancing technologies crucial to the Allied victory in World War II.

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instanceOf book
historical nonfiction book
about contributions of Alfred Lee Loomis to Allied scientific efforts
network of scientists gathered at Tuxedo Park
prehistory of the MIT Radiation Laboratory
author Jennet Conant NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts clandestine scientific research
development of radar technology
early American efforts in wartime physics
focusesOn collaboration between scientists and the military
private scientific laboratory of Alfred Lee Loomis
role of science in Allied victory in World War II
genre biography
history
science history
hasSubtitle A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II NERFINISHED
hasTitleSubject Tuxedo Park NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter Alfred Lee Loomis NERFINISHED
originalTitle Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II NERFINISHED
portrays Alfred Lee Loomis as a Wall Street tycoon
Alfred Lee Loomis as a scientific patron NERFINISHED
setting Tuxedo Park, New York NERFINISHED
subject Alfred Lee Loomis NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
military technology
radar development
scientific research in wartime
theme impact of technology on warfare
individual influence on historical events
intersection of finance and science
secrecy in wartime research
timePeriod World War II era
interwar period

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Jennet Conant notableWork Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II