The Oppenheimer Case: The Trial of a Security System

Curtis, Charles P.

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1955

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xi, [3], 281, [5] p. 22 cm. Index. The author was a distinguished authority on government and law. This work is a detailled analysis of the published transcript of the Oppenheimer case and the operation of the Federal Employee Security Program. The author, while admittedly an "Oppie" support in most cased lets the evidence from the inquiry transcript guide each reader to the formation of their own judgment. From an Internet site: "Charles P. Curtis.was a distinguished Boston attorney and the author of a number of books, including The Oppenheimer Case, Lions Under the Throne, and (with Ferris Greenslet) The Practical Cogitator, an anthology". Oppenheimer, who had helped develop the atomic bomb and became head of the Atomic Engergy Commission, was charged with being a communist sympathizer and security risk during the McCarthy anti-communist hysteria. Book contains the most important passages of the transcript of the hearing, opinions of the Atomic Energy Commission and others, and the decision. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on fep.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Oppenheimer Case: The Trial of a Security System
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].
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