Oppenheimer

DVD - 2009

This documentary illuminates the facts of a complex life. This documentary illuminates the facts of a complex life. Show less

All copies in use Availability details Holds: 25 on 3 copies

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Manhattan Project

by Doeden, Matt

Book - 2019

Three labs located far away from each other, all working on the same thing: the weapon to end the war. Three labs located far away from each other, all working on the same thing: the weapon to end the war. Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Wilhelm's Way

The Inspiring Story of the Iowa Chemist Who Saved the Manhattan Project

by Teresa Wilhelm Waldof

eBook - 2022

Harley Wilhelm, a chemistry professor at Iowa State College, led a small team of scientists who solved some of the most complex aspects of the atomic bomb's development. Harley Wilhelm, a chemistry professor at Iowa State College, led a small team of scientists who solved some of the most complex aspects of the atomic bomb's development. Show less

Check out now on Hoopla

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Atomic Women

The Untold Stories of the Scientists Who Helped Create the Nuclear Bomb

by Montillo, Roseanne

Book - 2020

Meet the female scientists who were pivotal in the project's success. Meet the female scientists who were pivotal in the project's success. Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Countdown 1945

The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World

by Wallace, Chris

Book - 2020

Read the story of the weapon that unleashed unfathomable power and changed the world. Read the story of the weapon that unleashed unfathomable power and changed the world. Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Girls of Atomic City

The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

by Kiernan, Denise

Book - 2014

They built a city in a sleepy little spot in East Tennessee, and this is the story of the women who worked there. They built a city in a sleepy little spot in East Tennessee, and this is the story of the women who worked there. Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

The Manhattan Project Trinity Test

Witnessing the Bomb in New Mexico

by Österreich, Elva K.

eBook - 2020

On July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test explosion of the first atomic bomb changed the world forever. Read this first-hand accounts of people who saw it. On July 16, 1945, the Trinity Test explosion of the first atomic bomb changed the world forever. Read this first-hand accounts of people who saw it. Show less

Check out now on Hoopla

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

by Bird, Kai

Book - 2006

Considered quintessential to understanding the man, this biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer by historians Bird and Sherwin won the Pulitzer prize and was the basis for Christopher Nolan's movie. Considered quintessential to understanding the man, this biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer by historians Bird and Sherwin won the Pulitzer prize and was the basis for Christopher Nolan's movie. Show less

All copies in use Availability details Holds: 47 on 29 copies

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Manh(a)ttan

DVD - 2015

Before there was "Oppenheimer," there was "Manh(a)ttan." Before there was "Oppenheimer," there was "Manh(a)ttan." Show less

Available in some locations

Place hold

Add to My For Later Shelf On my shelf

Personalized Recommendations — Just for You!

https://jeffcolibrary.org/just-for-you/

Web Resource

This list was created by JCPL staff. Need a good book, movie or TV show? Recommendations are one of our favorite things to share! Tell us about your preferences, and a real librarian will create a custom list just for you. This list was created by JCPL staff. Need a good book, movie or TV show? Recommendations are one of our favorite things to share! Tell us about your preferences, and a real librarian will create a custom list just for you. Show less

Search

About Us

Library Card

FAQs

Support the Library

En Español