[PDF] The General And The Genius eBook

Author : James Kunetka
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 33,9 MB
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1621573850

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With a blinding flash in the New Mexico desert in the summer of 1945, the world was changed forever. The bomb that ushered in the atomic age was the product of one of history's most improbable partnerships. The General and the Genius reveals how two extraordinary men pulled off the greatest scientific feat of the twentieth century. Leslie Richard Groves of the Army Corps of Engineers, who had made his name by building the Pentagon in record time and under budget, was made overlord of the impossibly vast scientific enterprise known as the Manhattan Project. His mission: to beat the Nazis to the atomic bomb. So he turned to the nation's preeminent theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer—the chain-smoking, martini-quaffing son of wealthy Jewish immigrants, whose background was riddled with communist associations—Groves's opposite in nearly every respect. In their three-year collaboration, the iron-willed general and the visionary scientist led a brilliant team in a secret mountaintop lab and built the fearsome weapons that ended the war but introduced the human race to unimaginable new terrors. And at the heart of this most momentous work of World War II is the story of two extraordinary men—the general and the genius.

Author : David J. A. Stone
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Germany
ISBN : 9781612000985

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"A new and authoritative study of Hitler's relationship with the German Army general staff in the period leading up to and during World War II. Examines the general staff's struggle to work effectively under Hitler, despite facing many challenges--not least the F'uhrer's own divisive policies and directives. Illuminates the fractured nature of the German army command in the latter stages of the war as the general staff was marginalized by the Nazis. Dispels many widely held myths concerning the key staff officers that served the Third Reich, while also identifying their personal and collective failures and oversights. Analyzes and evaluates the army's involvement in the German resistance movement, the repercussions of the abortive assassination attempt against Hitler in the von Stauffenberg plot of 1944, and the unsuccessful bid to initiate Operation Valkyrie."--P. [4] of jacket.

Author : Darold A. Treffert
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 12,43 MB
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1849058733

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In this fascinating book, Dr. Treffert looks at what we know about savant syndrome, and at new discoveries that raise interesting questions about the hidden brain potential within us all. He looks both at how savant skills can be nurtured, and how they can help the person who has them, particularly if that person is on the autism spectrum.

Author : Leopoldo Gout
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250045819

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Three teen geniuses from around the world must win a Game witht he highest of stakes in this action-packed novel.

Author : Leopoldo Gout
Publisher : Feiwel and Friends
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 14,92 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250045827

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Three young geniuses from around the globe hatch a plot to trick a vicious warlord, infiltrate a mastermind's organization, protect their families, and save the world.

Author : Carlo D'Este
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1028 pages
File Size : 50,12 MB
Release : 1996-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780060927622

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Patton: A Genius for War is a full-fledged portrait of an extraordinary American that reveals the complex and contradictory personality that lay behind the swashbuckling and brash facade. According to Publishers Weekly, the result is "a major biography of a major American military figure." "This massive work is biography at its very best. Literate and meaty, incisive and balanced, detailed without being pedantic. Mr. D'Este's Patton takes its rightful place as the definitive biography of this American warrior." --Calvin L. Christman, Dallas Morning News "D'Este tells this story well, and gives us a new understanding of this great and troubled man."-The Wall Street Journal "An instant classic." --Douglas Brinkley, director, Eisenhower Center

Author : Ray Monk
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0385722044

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An unforgettable story of discovery and unimaginable destruction and a major biography of one of America’s most brilliant—and most divisive—scientists, Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center vividly illuminates the man who would go down in history as “the father of the atomic bomb.” “Impressive. . . . An extraordinary story.”—The New York Times Book Review “Judicious, comprehensive and reliable. . . . By far the most thorough survey yet written of Oppenheimer’s physics."—Washington Post Oppenheimer’s talent and drive secured him a place in the pantheon of great physicists and carried him to the laboratories where the secrets of the universe revealed themselves. But they also led him to contribute to the development of the deadliest weapon on earth, a discovery he soon came to fear. His attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race—coupled with political leanings at odds with post-war America—led many to question his loyalties, and brought down upon him the full force of McCarthyite anti-communism. Digging deeply into Oppenheimer’s past to solve the enigma of his motivations and his complex personality, Ray Monk uncovers the extraordinary, charming, tortured man—and the remarkable mind—who fundamentally reshaped the world.

Author : Gino Segrè
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627790063

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Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called the Pope by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions. This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation and the relationship of science to politics. Fleeing Fascism and anti-Semitism, Fermi became a leading figure in America's most secret project: building the atomic bomb. The last physicist who mastered all branches of the discipline, Fermi was a rare mixture of theorist and experimentalist. His rich legacy encompasses key advances in fields as diverse as comic rays, nuclear technology, and early computers. In their revealing book, The Pope of Physics, Gino Segré and Bettina Hoerlin bring this scientific visionary to life. An examination of the human dramas that touched Fermi’s life as well as a thrilling history of scientific innovation in the twentieth century, this is the comprehensive biography that Fermi deserves.

Author : Al Kaltman
Publisher : Prentice Hall Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735201873

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Applies the Civil War general's philosophy of military leadership to such business management strategies as confronting problems, achieving goals, respecting employees, and proving competence.