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Title: Oppenheimer Condition: New Author: Tom Morton-Smith Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1783191988 EAN: 9781783191987 ISBN: 9781783191987 Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd Genre: Poetry & Drama Release Date: 05/01/2015 Description: 1939: fascism spreads across Europe, Franco marches on Barcelona and two German chemists discover the processes of atomic fission. In Berkeley, California, theoretical physicists recognise the horrendous potential of this new science: a weapon that draws its power from the very building blocks of the universe.Struggling to cast off his radical past and thrust into a position of power and authority, the charismatic J Robert Oppenheimer races to win the 'battle of the laboratories' and create a weapon so devastating that it would bring about an end not just to the Second World War but to all war.Tom Morton-Smith's new play takes us into the heart of the Manhattan Project, revealing the personal cost of making history. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 130mm Item Weight: 141g Book Series: Oberon Modern Plays Language: English Release Year: 2015
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