{"product_id":"oliphant-the-australian-genius-who-developed-radar-and-showed-oppenheimer-how-to-build-the-bomb-9781761472190","title":"Oliphant: The Australian Genius Who Developed Radar and Showed Oppenheimer How to Build the Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary life of the true genius behind the atomic bomb, radar, and much more--a maverick Australian scientist who changed the course of history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On August 6, 1945, the United States launched the world's first nuclear attack on Japan. J. Robert Oppenheimer would be remembered as the father of the atomic bomb, but it was Australian physicist Sir Mark Oliphant and his laboratory who discovered how it could be built. Faced with Hitler's race to develop atomic weapons, Oliphant shared his research with Oppenheimer--an act that would shape history and haunt them both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Oliphant's brilliance extended far beyond nuclear science. He was instrumental in developing radar, a technology that saved Britain from Nazi invasion, and later played a key role in establishing the Australian National University. Yet his outspoken opposition to U.S. nuclear dominance after the war led to suspicion, CIA surveillance, and even a ban from entering the country he had helped so profoundly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on personal interviews with Oliphant, bestselling author Roland Perry delivers a vivid portrait of one of the twentieth century's greatest and most complex minds--a scientist torn between discovery and conscience, and a visionary who ultimately became a passionate advocate for peace and disarmament. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Roland Perry: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Genius, complex, authentic--Roland Perry captures all the essential characteristics of this globally recognized Australian.\" - Dr. Matt Agnew \"A superb work.\" - John Howard on \u003ci\u003eMonash: The Outsider Who Won a War\u003c\/i\u003e \"Compelling and wholly absorbing.\" - Bob Carr on \u003ci\u003eMonash: The Outsider Who Won a War\u003c\/i\u003e \"A sterling biography.\" - \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eDon Bradman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761472190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Roland Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604470821045,"sku":"9781761472190","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3d1ef01b-154e-4081-b7d0-18b26c23fc7e.jpg?v=1780455009","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/oliphant-the-australian-genius-who-developed-radar-and-showed-oppenheimer-how-to-build-the-bomb-9781761472190","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}