Topic: J. Robert Oppenheimer
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In Pictures: Nuclear Weapons
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Reader recommendation: American Prometheus
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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George F. Kennan: An American Life
John Lewis Gaddis's biography is an important examination of a man who shaped the current American way of life.
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How do you pronounce Albert Szent-Gyorgyi?
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, the man honored by today's Google doodle, has a great name. But, well, how do you pronounce it?
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Opinion: Climate change 'fraud' letter: a Martin Luther moment in science history
Esteemed physicist Harold Lewis is calling global warming the 'most successful pseudoscientific fraud I have seen.' His resignation letter could mark the unraveling of one of the great scientific mistakes in history and the beginning of a needed reformation of the scientific community.
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J. Craig Venter Institute creates first synthetic life form
A team of scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute announced that they have successfully created a living organism with a completely synthetic genome.
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Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
Journalist Kai Bird draws on memories of a childhood spent in the Middle East to shape this exploration of the region’s conflict.
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In Pictures: Nuclear Weapons
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Nuclear weapons: Is full disarmament possible?
As world leaders convene in Washington for a summit on halting the spread of nuclear weapons, a global debate is rising on the merits – and feasibility – of total nuclear disarmament.
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A sure way to safety
A Christian Science perspective.
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I decide to attend the opera, with Raisinets and bonbons.
Live performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera are beamed into movie theaters across the country, offering audiences ways to experience high culture at low prices. But is it the same as live or is it just Memorex?
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What Is Life?
Even today, when scientists are close to creating life in their labs, its definition remains elusive.
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Books: 'What is life?'
Even today, when scientists can create life in their labs, the question remains.
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