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

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book historical nonfiction book

"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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