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The San Francisco Nexus in World War II
Freedoms Found, Liberties Lost, and the Atomic Bomb
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2023
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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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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-4157-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-4158-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
222
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Acknowledgments No access
1. The Crucible by the Bay No access Pages 1 - 6
2. Bridging the New World No access Pages 7 - 12
3. Gold Comes to Berkeley No access Pages 13 - 20
4. Making the Desert Bloom No access Pages 21 - 34
5. A Hit on Treasure Island No access Pages 35 - 40
6. Fission from the Old World No access Pages 41 - 48
7. Panic in California No access Pages 49 - 60
8. Drumbeat to Internment No access Pages 61 - 72
9. Developing the Means No access Pages 73 - J
10. Sketching the Atomic Bomb No access Pages 83 - 92
11. A National Disgrace No access Pages 93 - 114
12. Nearer to Free: Black Migration to San Francisco No access Pages 115 - 130
13. The Baritone Who Broke the Jim Crow Union No access Pages 131 - 144
14. Out of LeConte and into Los Alamos No access Pages 145 - 156
15. The World Comes to San Francisco No access Pages 157 - 166
16. Jack Kennedy Presentat the Creation No access Pages 167 - 184
17. Trinity and After No access Pages 185 - 192
18. Gold in Peace, Iron in War No access Pages 193 - 200
