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First Simon & Schuster paperback edition 2003
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Tuxedo Park : a Wall Street tycoon and the secret palace of science that changed the course of World War II / Jennet Conant.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Loomis, Alfred L. (Alfred Lee), 1887–1975. 2. Physicists—United States—Biography. 3. Atomic bomb—United States—History—20th century. 4. Research—New York (State)—Tuxedo Park—History—20th century. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Science—United States. I. Title.
QC16.L647 C66 2002
530'.0092'274731—dc21 2002021001 [B]
ISBN-13: 978-0-684-87287-2
ISBN-10: 0-684-87287-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-684-87288-9 (Pbk)
ISBN-10: 0-684-87288-9 (Pbk)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-6729-1 (ebook)