Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

Interviews

  ·       Cominsky, Lynn,  
  [E-mail Interview]. March 26, 2006
  An Interview of the Chair of the Physics department at Sonoma State University about Physics and Oppenheimer.

 ·       Jackson, John David,
 [E-mail Interview]. March 28, 2006
 An Interview with a Professor of Physics at University of California at Berkeley which discussed how he feels about some of Oppenheimer’s stands and beliefs.

  ·     Jacobson, Robert,
[E-mail Interview]. March 28, 2006
An Interview with a Professor at the University of California at Berkeley expressing his opinions about Oppenheimer and the facts of Physics.

Books

·         Smith, Alice Kimball; Weiner, Charles, editors
Robert Oppenheimer: Letters and Recollections.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1980

         A book of Letters and recollections of Robert Oppenheimer’s life up till the end of the War.  

·         Senator Torricelli, Robert and Carroll, Andrew,
In Our Own Words.
New York: Kodanska International, 1999.
“J. Robert Oppenheimer beseeches his colleagues not to forget morality in the pursuit of science.”

               Dr. Oppenheimer understands that improper use of our newly gained knowledge could cause great harm, and begs his fellow scientists not to forget that they are human in the quest for new things.

·         Wharton, Michael,
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission A nation's security, the case of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer,
London: Secker and Warburg, 1955

              This is a book about the Oppenheimer hearing giving you, the reader, and a look at the actual transcript.

Audio-Visual Materials

·         Oppenheimer, J. Robert. A lecture.  At the University of California.Tape. Pacifica Tape Library. 1961.

         A taped lecture Robert Oppenheimer gave after he lost his security clearance concerning the relationship of science and culture.

·         Goldhil, World War Two- The Atomic Bomb-The end or the Beginning?  Goldhil Video, Thousand Oaks, CA.  2003

           A 30 minute video on the Atomic Bomb, we learned about the people, places and events that took place also about Fat Man and Little Boy.

Internet Sources

·         Oppenheimer: A Life.  2004,  University of California Berkeley 10 December 2005 <http://ohst.berkeley.edu/oppenheimer/exhibit/chapter1.html>

         The best website on Oppenheimer had lots of information and gave us many ideas.

·         Ethical Culture Fieldston School . March 2006. The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, 17 March 2006 <http://www.ecfs.org/defaulthome.asp>

         A website about the Ethic Culture School which Oppenheimer attended as a child and had a large influence on his philosophical outlooks and views on language.

·         The Petition to the President of the United States not to drop the bomb. 1998. Gene Dannen,   20 March 2006 . <http://www.dannen.com/decision/45-07-17.html>

        A website that shows all the Signers of the Petition and a copy of the petition.

Periodicals

·         New Republic. Daniel J. Kevles. The Blame Game. United States: Vol. 233 Issue 16, 10/17/2005. p35-41

              A review of the American Prometheus Book which helped inspire us to work on the project.

·         Chronicle of Higher Education. Ruggeri, Robert. Oppenheimer and the Soviets. United States: Vol. 51 Issue 40, 6/10/2005 . pB13-B13

        A Letter to the Editor that says the writer believes that Oppenheimer was a spy.

·         Chronicle of Higher Education. Bird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin J. The Authors Reply. United States . Vol. 51 Issue 40, 6/10/2005 . pB13-B14

                A Letter written by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin in response to the letter to the Editor written by Robert Ruggeri.

Secondary Sources

 Books

·         Bernstein, Jeremy
Oppenheimer: Portrait of and Enigma.
Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2004.

       A good book about Oppenheimer’s whole life explaining many interesting points. This book provided information about the hearings and the Princeton years.

·         Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin
American Prometheus: The triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

  The ultimate J. Robert Oppenheimer source tells everything you could ever want to know plus more.  

·         Goodchild, Peter,
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Shatterer of Worlds.
Boston, Ma: Houghton Mifflin Company,1981

              A good source of materials on Oppenheimer’s early years, but covers his whole life span.

·         Lens, Sidney
The Bomb.
New York: Lodestar Books, 1982.

   A good explanation about how the bomb was built.

·         Major, John
The Oppenheimer Hearing.
New York: Stein and Day, 1971 

        This book tells about the events leading up to the hearing, during the hearing, and some about after the hearing.

·         McMillan, Priscilla J.
The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Viking, 2005.

        This is a good source of information on the War and post-war years of Oppenheimer’s life. The introduction gave us a lot of information about the security hearing and the Princeton years.  

·         Ottaviani, Jim; Johnston, Jannine; Leiber, Steve; Locke, Vince; Mireault, Bernie; and Parker, Jeff;
Fallout
Ann Arbor, MI: General Tektronics, 2001.

              A graphic novel about the planning and building of the bomb, all the way through Oppenheimer’s security hearing.

·         Rummel, Jack,
Robert Oppenheimer: Dark Prince.
New York: Facts on File, 1992.

  The book gave information about Oppenheimer’s life at a Juvenile level.

·         Rabi, I. I.; Serber, Robert; Weisskopf, Victor F.; Pais, Abraham; Seaborg, Glenn T.
Oppenheimer.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1967.

          A book written by friends and colleagues of Dr. Oppenheimer’s looking back over his life.