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The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann

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Oppenheimer's Selection

  • Despite Oppenheimer's lack of management experience and left-wing associations, General Groves chose him to head the top-secret laboratory for developing the atom bomb.
  • Oppenheimer's communist ties would later be used to strip him of his security clearance, ending his government work.
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