J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Cold War, and the Atomic West
2018-08-04T13:03:17-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2d0/20180804130835002_hd.jpgIn his book, J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Cold War, and the Atomic West, author Jon Hunner told the story of Oppenheimer’s role in the Manhattan Project, the creation of Nuclear Weapons, and the development of the western United States.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from June 2-8, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from June 2-8, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
In his book, J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Cold War, and the Atomic West, author Jon Hunner told the story of Oppenheimer’s role in the Manhattan Project, the… read more
In his book, J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Cold War, and the Atomic West, author Jon Hunner told the story of Oppenheimer’s role in the Manhattan Project, the creation of Nuclear Weapons, and the development of the western United States.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from June 2-8, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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