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Bibframe Work

Title
109 East Palace
Type
NonMusicAudio
Monograph
Subject
McKibbin, Dorothy Scarritt, 1897-1985
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory--History. (LCSH)
Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History. (LCSH)
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory--Biography. (LCSH)
Manhattan Project (U.S.)--Biography. (LCSH)
Atomic bomb--United States--History (LCSH)
Language
English
Geographic Coverage
United States
Classification
LCC: SDB 57866
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Summary
Conant offers a human look at the brilliant physicists who for more than two years, along with their families, lived, laughed, despaired and rejoiced in a secret, sequestered, claustrophobic city in the New Mexico desert while working on the Manhattan Project. Despite its grand name, 109 East Palace was the nondescript office in Santa Fe that served as a gateway to the Los Alamos complex. The narrative is framed by the perspective of Dorothy McKibben, who, in running that office, issuing security passes and coordinating logistics, was, says Conant, the "gatekeeper" to the hidden world of Los Alamos.
Authorized Access Point
Conant, Jennet 109 East Palace