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Charles Curtis: The Oppenheimer Case. 1st Edition, 1955

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Charles Curtis: The Oppenheimer Case. 1st Edition, 1955

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Book: The Oppenheimer Case: The Trial of a Security System

Author: Charles P. Curtis

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York

Date: 1955

Hardcover, First Edition

Materials: Quarter red cloth on ebony black boards with gilt spine titling

Size: 8vo - 7.75 - 9.75 inches tall

Book Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

First Printing Stated

This 281 page security system mind-opener in both the publishers original binding and original dust wrapper. It is solid, tight and clean. Unclipped jacket, minimal edge wear. Hearings of the Atomic Energy Commission, after the releasing the Atomic bomb at the end of WWII, Oppenheimer regarded as a possible security threat. Chapters on The Charges, The H-Bomb, and The Conduct of the Hearings Curtis looks at this controversial matter. Cold War Hardcover.

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Charles Curtis: The Oppenheimer Case. 1st Edition, 1955

Name: Charles Curtis: The Oppenheimer Case. 1st Edition, 1955
SKU: 49747336
Price: 80 USD
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