TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conant,Jennet
TI  - Tuxedo Park: a Wall Street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of World War II 
SN  - 0684872870
AV  - QC16.L647 C66 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Loomis, Alfred L.
KW  - Physicists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Atomic bomb
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Research
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - Tuxedo Park
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Science
KW  - fast
KW  - Biographies
KW  - rbgenr
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -