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Robert Oppenheimer, an extremely gifted theoretical physicist, obtained his doctorate at age 23. He began to teach physics at UC Berkley and the California Institute of Technology in the 1920s and educated a generation of American physicists. In 1942 as the U.S. began to fear that Nazis would use nuclear technology, Oppenheimer was put in charge of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico where Manhattan Project scientists developed the first atomic bomb.
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Manhattan Project Signatures of All Five Scientists Who Worked on the Atomic Bomb Including Enrico Fermi & Robert Oppenheimer — Rare Signatures on Official Los Alamos Stationery With Secret P.O. Box Address
Typed letter signed by Manhattan Project Director Norris Bradbury, who encloses the signatures of the “five scientists associated with the Atomic Bomb Project.” On a separate sheet are the promised signatures, written boldly by all: “J.R. Oppenheimer”, “Samuel K. Allison”, “E. Fermi”, “N.E. Bradbury” and “G.B. Kistiakowsky”. Letter dated 2 November 1945 is on official “P.O. Box 1663 / Santa Fe, New Mexico” stationery, the secret P.O. Box address used for the project whose physical location was undisclosed. Also includes original mailing envelope postmarked 7 November 1945. Document, measuring 8.5″ x 11″ has some folding from mailing, else near fine. Sold for $3,800.
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”Atomic Energy for Military Purposes”, signed in 1946 during the Manhattan Project by six of the most important individuals who developed this first atomic bomb, including Enrico Fermi and Robert Oppenheimer. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. Book is the official report of the Manhattan Project, signed on the half-title page by Enrico Fermi, Samuel K. Allison, George B. Kistiakowsky, Kenneth T. Bainbridge, and Robert Oppenheimer. Signatures were acquired by another Manhattan Project scientist, Laurence Cherry, who designed the detonation system for the Fat Man bomb. Hardbound book measures 5.75” x 8”. Some light wear and spotting to boards. Mr. Cherry’s stamp appears on page edges and also on front free endpaper, along with his address and notation that the book was purchased in 1946 at Los Alamos. Very good condition. Sold for $5,000.
J. Robert Oppenheimer Signed and Inscribed Copy of “The Open Mind” — 1955 Paperback Edition Written by the Father of the Atomic Bomb
Signed and inscribed J. Robert Oppenheimer’s rare book, “The Open Mind.” New York: Simon and Schuster: 1955. Fourth edition paperback copy, measuring 5.25″ x 8″, runs 146pp. Signed and inscribed in ballpoint ink on ffep, “To Deba Prosad Patraik with good wishes Robert Oppenheimer.” Known as “the father of the atomic bomb,” Oppenheimer served as the Scientific Director of the Manhattan Project during WWII. Some wear to cover, which has a crease at bottom right corner and toning to pages. Text and covers tight, overall good condition. Sold for $806.
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