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9780801486616

In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801486616

  • ISBN10:

    0801486610

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-13
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

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Summary

At the end of World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of America's preeminent physicists. For his work as director of the Manhattan Project, he was awarded the Medal for Merit, the highest honor the U.S. government can bestow on a civilian. Yet, in 1953, Oppenheimer was denied security clearance amidst allegations that he was "more probably than not" an "agent of the Soviet Union." Determined to clear his name, he insisted on a hearing before the Atomic Energy Commission's Personnel Security Board.

In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer contains an edited and annotated transcript of the 1954 hearing, as well as the various reports resulting from it. Drawing on recently declassified FBI files, Richard Polenberg's introductory and concluding essays situate the hearing in the Cold War period, and his thoughtful analysis helps explain why the hearing was held, why it turned out as it did, and what that result meant, both for Oppenheimer and for the United States.

Among the forty witnesses who testified were many who had played vitally important roles in the

Table of Contents

In the Matter ofp. i
Illustrationsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
Introduction "all the Evil of the Times"p. xv
The Setting and the Participantsp. xxix
The Hearingp. 1
Monday, April 12p. 3
Tuesday, April 13p. 35
Wednesday, April 14p. 49
Thursday, April 15p. 75
Friday, April 16p. 94
Monday, April 19p. 120
Tuesday, April 20p. 139
Wednesday, April 21p. 166
Thursday, April 22p. 179
Monday, April 26p. 207
Tuesday, April 27p. 228
Wednesday, April 28p. 244
Friday, April 30p. 283
Monday, May 3p. 309
Tuesday, May 4p. 327
Wednesday, May 5p. 333
Thursday, May 6p. 346
The Decisionp. 353
The Personnel Security Board Reports, May 27p. 355
Lloyd K. Garrison's Reply to Kenneth D. Nichols, June 1p. 366
Kenneth D. Nichols's Recommendations to the Aec, June 12p. 371
Publishing the Transcript, June 13-15p. 376
Decision and Opinions of the Aec, June 29p. 378
Conclusion: "an Abuse of the Power of the State"p. 395
Suggested Readingp. 399
Indexp. 401
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