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Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War IIThe untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and others at his state of
The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis gathered the most visionary scientific minds of the twentieth century--Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and others--at his state-of-the-art laboratory in Tuxedo Park, New York, in the late 1930s. He established a top-secret defense laboratory at MIT and personally bankrolled pioneering research into new, high-powered radar detection systems that helped defeat the German Air Force and U-boats. With Ernest Lawrence, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, he pushed Franklin Delano Roosevelt to fund research in nuclear fission, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Jennet Conant, the granddaughter of James Bryant Conant, one of the leading scientific advisers of World War II, enjoyed unprecedented access to Loomis' papers, as well as to people intimately involved in his life and work. She pierces through Loomis' obsessive secrecy and illuminates his role in assuring the Allied victory.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/06/2003
ISBN: 9780684872889
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.96d
Review Citations: Business Week 06/30/2003 pg. 20
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★★★★★ 5
Sleek and modern
Color: Black, Color: Black
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This holder goes perfect with my decor. It’s very sturdy and makes it easy to tear off one sheet at a time. I’m so glad this is available as an alternative to those old style under the counter top holders. Rey modern looking.
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Perfect weight to handle a large roll
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Good quality and sturdy
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Perfect for all size rolls
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Hold large rolls
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Very easy to tear off sheets of paper towels and to replace the roll
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★★★★★ 5
Good purchase
Color: Gold, Color: Gold
It matches my decor and it was easy to assemble. I have been using it for the past month and so far it has done what’s it’s supposed to do, look pretty and hold the tissue roll in place. I am sure it will last years.
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Good enough
Color: Black
It works but I find it gets pretty dirty on the bottom of it. I’m not sure how but I have to clean it every so often
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★★★★★ 5
Works fine
Color: Black, Color: Black
I got this for the paper towel in the bathroom. It was easy to put together and it works fine
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