Tuxedo Park :
Conant, Jennet 1959-
Tuxedo Park : a Wall Street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of World War II / - xvi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Map of Tuxedo Park -- The Patron -- Bred in the Bone -- The Power Broker -- Palace of Science -- Cash on the Barrel -- Restless Energy -- The Big Machine -- Echoes of War -- Precious Cargo -- The Blitz -- Minister Without Portfolio -- Last of the Great Amateurs
Wall Street legend Alfred Lee Loomis, who once owned Hilton Head Island, was devoted to his hobby of science experiments in his mansion. During World War II, Loomis played a key role in the development of radar and the atomic bomb
0684872870 9780684872872 0684872889 9780684872889
Loomis, Alfred L. 1887-1975
Physicists--United States--Biography
Atomic bomb--History--United States--20th century
Research--History--New York (State)--Tuxedo Park--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Science--United States
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
QC16.L647 / C66 2003
Tuxedo Park : a Wall Street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of World War II / - xvi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Map of Tuxedo Park -- The Patron -- Bred in the Bone -- The Power Broker -- Palace of Science -- Cash on the Barrel -- Restless Energy -- The Big Machine -- Echoes of War -- Precious Cargo -- The Blitz -- Minister Without Portfolio -- Last of the Great Amateurs
Wall Street legend Alfred Lee Loomis, who once owned Hilton Head Island, was devoted to his hobby of science experiments in his mansion. During World War II, Loomis played a key role in the development of radar and the atomic bomb
0684872870 9780684872872 0684872889 9780684872889
Loomis, Alfred L. 1887-1975
Physicists--United States--Biography
Atomic bomb--History--United States--20th century
Research--History--New York (State)--Tuxedo Park--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Science--United States
Biography.
History.
Biographies.
QC16.L647 / C66 2003
