The San Francisco Nexus in World War II
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The San Francisco Nexus in World War II

Freedoms Found, Liberties Lost, and the Atomic Bomb

  1. 245 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The San Francisco Nexus in World War II

Freedoms Found, Liberties Lost, and the Atomic Bomb

About this book

In The San Francisco Nexus in World War II: Freedoms Found, Liberties Lost, and the Atomic Bomb, Meza tells the story of important events in the San Francisco Bay Area that have consequences still felt to date. He traces the invention of the atomic bomb, from a speculative design for a nuclear weapon sketched on a chalkboard at Berkeley by theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer and helped made real by "Big Science" that was pioneered by his friend and colleague, experimental physicist Ernest Lawrence. During this time, Black Americans migrated to San Francisco to escape the Jim Crow South, finding new freedoms, good jobs, and a leader in a singer-turned-welder named Joseph James. Meza shows how James fought for and won an end to segregation in his union, taking a large step toward the civil rights movement. At the same time, Japanese Americans were forced from their homes by a tragically misguided presidential executive order, upheld by the US Supreme Court, illustrating the fragility of liberty in America. These events continue to shape the world today.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2023
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978759084
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. 1. The Crucible by the Bay
  4. 2. Bridging the New World
  5. 3. Gold Comes to Berkeley
  6. 4. Making the Desert Bloom
  7. 5. A Hit on Treasure Island
  8. 6. Fission from the Old World
  9. 7. Panic in California
  10. 8. Drumbeat to Internment
  11. 9. Developing the Means
  12. 10. Sketching the Atomic Bomb
  13. 11. A National Disgrace
  14. 12. Nearer to Free: Black Migration to San Francisco
  15. 13. The Baritone Who Broke the Jim Crow Union
  16. 14. Out of LeConte and into Los Alamos
  17. 15. The World Comes to San Francisco
  18. 16. Jack Kennedy Presentat the Creation
  19. 17. Trinity and After
  20. 18. Gold in Peace, Iron in War
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index
  23. About the Author

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