
109 East Palace
Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
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Anne Twomey
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Jennet Conant
They were greeted by Dorothy McKibbin, an attractive widow who was the least likely person imaginable to run a front for a clandestine defense laboratory. They stepped through her threshold into a parallel universe, the desert hideaway where Robert Oppenheimer and a team of world-famous scientists raced to build the first atomic bomb before Germany and bring World War II to an end.
Despite all the obstacles, Oppie managed to forge a vibrant community at Los Alamos through the sheer force of his personality. Dorothy devoted herself to taking care of him and his crew, and supported him through the terrifying preparations for the test explosion at Trinity and the harrowing aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In this deeply moving account, Conant reveals an enigmatic man who served his country at tremendous personal cost and whose singular achievement, and subsequent undoing, is at the root of our present nuclear predicament.
©2005 Jennet Conant (P)2005 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS in an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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"Conant brings to life the colorful, eccentric town of thousands that sprang up on a New Mexico mesa and achieved the unthinkable." (Publishers Weekly)
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What made the experience of listening to 109 East Palace the most enjoyable?
It walked you through the history of the Manhattan Project.What about Anne Twomey’s performance did you like?
Great detail!Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes it was well read and interesting.Enjoyed the history.....
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Worth the listen twice
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The story of the scientist, Oppenheimer, who saved America bit was censored for it.
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Informative and moving
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Where does 109 East Palace rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top 5. I am now on a Manhattan project binge.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I visited Sante Fe, saw 109 E Palace and stayed at the La Fonda before I heard the book. I couldn't get enough. I knew next to nothing about the Manhattan Project and nothing at all about the men involved. This moving little book is a great place to start if you have any interest in the MP. I can imagine the tzunami of men coming and going from that town 50 or 60 years ago. This is a great book.BRILLIANT MINDS
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The book is great.
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Submitted final review on Monday, August 14, 2023. This Followed my second and final reading.
Read twice over past five years
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