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OverviewDuring World War II, the people and institutions of San Francisco experienced major changes and transformed the country. In The San Francisco Nexus in World War II: Freedoms Found, Liberties Lost, and the Atomic Bomb, Philip E. Meza provides a detailed historical account of these stories and changes. He discusses 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 to a new way of conducting research, known as “Big Science” that was pioneered by his friend and colleague experimental physicist Ernest Lawrence, leading to the first atomic bomb. During this time, Black Americans migrated to San Francisco to escape the Jim Crow south and found new freedoms, good jobs, and a leader in a singer turned welder named Joseph James. Meza documents how they fought for and won an end to segregation in their union. At the same time, Japanese Americans were forced from their homes by a tragically misguided presidential executive order upheld by the US Supreme Court, of which showed the fragility of liberty in America. This book tells the story of these and other events that shaped the San Francisco and Bay Area through the eyes of fascinating people, like that of Maya Angelou and John F. Kennedy, and others who have been lost to history, all of whom were at this nexus at this consequential time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip E. MezaPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781666941579ISBN 10: 1666941573 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 15 September 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Crucible by the Bay Chapter 2: Bridging the New World Chapter 3: Gold Comes to Berkeley Chapter 4: Making the Desert Bloom Chapter 5: A Hit on Treasure Island Chapter 6: Fission from the Old World Chapter 7: Panic in California Chapter 8: Drumbeat to Internment Chapter 9: Developing the Means Chapter 10: Sketching the Atomic Bomb Chapter 11: A National Disgrace Chapter 12: Nearer to Free: Black Migration to San Francisco Chapter 13: The Baritone Who Broke the Jim Crow Union Chapter 14: Out of LeConte and Into Los Alamos Chapter 15: The World Comes to San Francisco Chapter 16: Jack Kennedy Present at the Creation Chapter 17: Trinity and After Chapter 18: Gold in Peace, Iron in War Bibliography About the AuthorReviewsFollowing in the best tradition of famed California historian Kenneth Star, The San Francisco Nexus in World War II by Philip E. Meza takes the reader on a kaleidoscopic tour of the city by the Bay at a crucial moment in world history. From the pioneering work in splitting the atom on the campus of UC Berkeley to the jazz filled streets of the Fillmore district, Meza's work connects the threads of war, prejudice, science, and the personal dramas of figures ranging from J. Robert Oppenheimer to a young John F. Kennedy in a gripping historical narrative of the San Francisco Bay Area and its connection to a larger world at the dawn of the atomic age.--Sean Malloy, University of California, Merced Philip E. Meza's beautifully written The San Francisco Nexus in World War II takes a complex story and transforms it into a compelling narrative. Meza also makes a number of important contributions to several areas of scholarly inquiry: the history of science, the development of the atomic bomb, the history of the San Francisco Bay Area during World War II, California history, and even the history of the University of California at Berkeley.--Christopher D. O'Sullivan, University of San Francisco Author InformationPhilip E. Meza is an independent consultant and researcher in technology, media and entertainment, financial services and the communications industries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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