Frank Oppenheimer, the man who made science fun [review of "Something Incredible Wonderful Happens: Frank Oppenheimer and the World He Made Up" (Gell-Man, M.; 2009)]

Robert Oppenheimer's brother has long deserved a biography of his own. Now he has one, by the respected science writer K.C. Cole. Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens tells the story, from the perspective of a longtime confidante, of the younger brother of the man who led the American effort...

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Published inIEEE spectrum Vol. 47; no. 3; p. 25
Main Author Murphy, Kieron
Format Magazine Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2010
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Biographies
Biomedical optical imaging
Cosmic rays
Engineering profession
Europe
Moore's Law
Nuclear weapons
Oppenheimer, Frank
Physicists
Physics
Supercomputers
United States > US
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Summary:Robert Oppenheimer's brother has long deserved a biography of his own. Now he has one, by the respected science writer K.C. Cole. Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens tells the story, from the perspective of a longtime confidante, of the younger brother of the man who led the American effort to create the atomic bomb.
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ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340
DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5421895