That is a few of the upcoming live programs on cspan2s book tv. The between 1942 and 46, general Leslie Groves and the Manhattan Project, Nuclear Weapon tests in japan. Working closely with groves was j Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicists often called the father of the atomic bomb. Up next, several scholars discuss the importance of growth and oppenheimer in the race to create an atomic bomb. They are joined by oppenheimers grandson, and general growths granddaughter. They share their memories of their grandparents. This hourlong program was hosted by the atomic heritage foundation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] ok. It is now time. We are delighted you are having such a good time. Here is another interesting session. It is a session again at the leadership of growth and oppenheimer, who are very different people. A
This was also from the atomic heritage foundation. Its an hour. I promised on time delivery and it is now time. We are delighted youre having such a good time. Heres another really interesting session. It is a session again, to look at the leadership of groves and oppenheimer, who were very different people but both in their own way well, ill let you decide which was indispensable. First we have as a repeat performer, robert norris, the biographer of the definitive biographer of general groves. Then we have the coauthors of the definitive biographer of oppenheimer that came out and won a pull it sder. Were going to hear from the grandchildren of oppenheimer and as a plus we have a niece granddaughter of general groves. So i dont know, how should we set this up . Let them decide or let you decide. Well let the audience decide. Listen closely now. The decision is which man was the indispensable man of the Manhattan Project . Take it away. I guess ill start. Thats part of the title of my
Set this up . Let them decide or let you decide. Well let the audience decide. Listen closely now. The decision is which man was the indispensable man of the Manhattan Project . Take it away. I guess ill start. Thats part of the title of my book actually. Ill just speak about two aspects of general groves. As you may or may not know, he grew up in the army. His father was an army chaplain. He was determined to go to west point and he graduated fourth in his class. At the time the automatic choice of anyone who was at the head of their classes at west point joined the corps of engineers. He graduated on november 1st 1918. War was over but 11 days later november 11th 1918, and hes now an engineer in a Peacetime Army and very slow to move through the ranks. And in the run up to world war ii after he served in various places around the United States, been getting bigger and bigger projects and getting good efficiency reports he is part of the Construction Division of the army corps of engi
Set this up . Let them decide or let you decide. Well let the audience decide. Listen closely now. The decision is which man was the indispensable man of the Manhattan Project . Take it away. I guess ill start. Thats part of the title of my book actually. Ill just speak about two aspects of general groves. As you may or may not know, he grew up in the army. His father was an army chaplain. He was determined to go to west point and he graduated fourth in his class. At the time the automatic choice of anyone who was at the head of their classes at west point joined the corps of engineers. He graduated on november 1st 1918. War was over but 11 days later november 11th 1918, and hes now an engineer in a Peacetime Army and very slow to move through the ranks. And in the run up to world war ii after he served in various places around the United States, been getting bigger and bigger projects and getting good efficiency reports he is part of the Construction Division of the army corps of engi