book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant
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"Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant is a nonfiction book that chronicles the life of financier and scientist Alfred Lee Loomis and his secretive research community that played a pivotal role in American scientific advances before and during World War II.
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Target entity: book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant Context triple: [Tuxedo Park private laboratory, documentedIn, book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant]
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novel "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today"
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Eleanor and Franklin
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book "Everybody Matters: A Memoir"
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The Gray Lady
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Target entity: book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant Target entity description: "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant is a nonfiction book that chronicles the life of financier and scientist Alfred Lee Loomis and his secretive research community that played a pivotal role in American scientific advances before and during World War II.
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A.
novel "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today"
"The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" is an 1873 satirical novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that critiques post–Civil War American greed, political corruption, and speculative capitalism.
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B.
Mr Mulliner stories
The Mr Mulliner stories are a series of humorous short tales by P. G. Wodehouse in which the garrulous Mr Mulliner recounts the absurd misadventures of his extensive family, often set in English country and clubland milieus.
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C.
Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin is a biographical work by Elliott Roosevelt that chronicles the lives, partnership, and political careers of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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D.
book "Everybody Matters: A Memoir"
"Everybody Matters: A Memoir" is the autobiography of former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, chronicling her life, political career, and global human rights advocacy.
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E.
The Gray Lady
The Gray Lady is a longstanding nickname for The New York Times, reflecting its reputation as a serious, authoritative, and traditional American newspaper.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| aboutEvent | World War II ⓘ |
| aboutField |
engineering
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military technology ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| aboutPerson |
Alfred Lee Loomis
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linked to:
Alfred Loomis
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| aboutPlace | Tuxedo Park, New York ⓘ |
| author | Jennet Conant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
collaboration between scientists and the U.S. military
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development of microwave radar ⓘ early nuclear research context ⓘ role of private wealth in scientific research ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Alfred Lee Loomis's private laboratory
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secret research community of scientists ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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scientific biography ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American physics community
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elite scientific networks in the United States ⓘ innovation in wartime ⓘ pre-war scientific mobilization in the U.S. ⓘ relationship between science, government, and industry ⓘ scientific secrecy ⓘ technology and national security ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alfred Lee Loomis
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linked to:
Alfred Loomis
American scientific advances ⓘ Manhattan Project precursors ⓘ World War II scientific research ⓘ radar development ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| portrays | Alfred Lee Loomis as both financier and scientist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tuxedo Park, New York ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
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Subject: book "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant Description of subject: "Tuxedo Park" by Jennet Conant is a nonfiction book that chronicles the life of financier and scientist Alfred Lee Loomis and his secretive research community that played a pivotal role in American scientific advances before and during World War II.
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