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James B. Conant: Harvard to Hiroshima and the Making of the Nuclear Age (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) Paperback – January 1, 1995

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James B. Conant (1893-1978) was one of the giants of the American establishment in the twentieth century. President of Harvard University from 1933 to 1953, he was also a scientist who led the US government's effort to develop weapons of mass destruction, and his story mirrors the transition of the United States from isolationism to global superpower at the dawn of the nuclear age. 'This splendid portrait of Conant ... illuminates the life of a pivotal figure in the making of US nuclear, scientific, educational, and foreign policy for almost half a century. But the book is much more: it is not only an insightful narration of Conant's life, it is also a brilliant and important account of the making of the nuclear age, a chronicle that contains much that is new.' TheWashington Post 'The bomb would be as much Conant's as it was anyone's in government. His inner response to that burden of responsibility has long been obscured, but it is illumined here ... This is a model of historiography that is evocative reading.' The New York Times Book Review 'Vibrantly written and compelling, it breaches Conant's shield of public discretion in masterly fashion ...

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948 pages
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English
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Stanford University Press
Publication date

January 1, 1995
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6.14 x 2.18 x 9.21 inches
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0804726191
ISBN-13

978-0804726191
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"This fine biography of one of the most important and complicated of America's twentieth-century leaders immediately establishes Hershberg as one of America's outstanding young historians." -- Foreign Affairs

"This splendid portrait of Conant . . . illuminates the life of a pivotal figure in the making of U.S. nuclear, scientific, educational, and foreign policy for almost half a century. But the book is much more: it is not only an insightful narration of Conant's life, it is also a brilliant and important account of the making of the nuclear age, a chronicle that contains much that is new." -- Washington Post

"Vibrantly written and compelling, it breaches Conant's shield of public discretion in masterly fashion. . . . It is a huge, ambitious work--a history of the Cold War as Conant encountered it as well as a study of the man." -- The New Yorker

"Magnificent. . . . Any reader interested in nuclear weapons, Cold War history, or American politics from FDR to JFK will find this biography riveting." -- Chicago Tribune

"The bomb would be as much Conant's as it was anyone's in government. His inner response to that burden of responsibility has long been obscured, but it is illumined here. . . . This is a model of historiography that is evocative reading." -- New York Times Book Review

"Masterful. . . . The prose is clear, the narrative forceful, and the author's judgments balanced and judicious. This is simply splendid biography. . . . It should be read by the public at large as one of the definitive texts on the Cold War and the nuclear age." -- The Nation

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“This splendid portrait of Conant . . . illuminates the life of a pivotal figure in the making of U.S. nuclear, scientific, educational, and foreign policy for almost half a century. But the book is much more: it is not only an insightful narration of Conant’s life, it is also a brilliant and important account of the making of the nuclear age, a chronicle that contains much that is new.”—Washington Post
“The bomb would be as much Conant’s as it was anyone’s in government. His inner response to that burden of responsibility has long been obscured, but it is illumined here. . . . This is a model of historiography that is evocative reading.” —New York Times Book Review

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press (January 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 948 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804726191
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804726191
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 2.18 x 9.21 inches

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James D. Hobbs

Great biography on one of America's greatest scientists

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2002

Great biography about James Conant because it covers a lot. It's great for what it's presenting to the reader. However, I have one complaint about it. The book (obviously) focuses on nuclear weaponry and the Cold War. Not only was he a scientist involved in the atomic bomb, but he was an IMPORTANT American educator from Harvard, too.
He contributed much to American education and the book doesn't give enough coverage about his influence in education. This is not the book to read even if you want to get information on his issues with education. His autobiography "My Several Lives" is excellent because in that book he gives a balance to all of his contributions to American (and world) society.

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The book is perferct and gives full information about Conant's participation in Manhattan Project, wich was my initial reason for possessing it. I recommend it with no hesitations whatsoever.

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