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The signed book detailing the development of the atomic bomb was printed only days after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. It came to the Chesapeake Beach-based auction house from a schoolteacher who had used it in her classroom as a teaching aid. (Photo courtesy of Alexander Historical Auctions)
Oppenheimer-signed atomic bomb plans to be offered at Maryland auction
Listen to this articleMaryland auctioneers Alexander Historical Auctions will offer a book containing a description of the development of the atomic bomb signed by 24 of the leading scientists and administrators of the Manhattan Project, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, Ernest Lawrence, James Chadwick and Harold Urey.
The signed book was printed only days after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. It came to the Chesapeake Beach-based auction house from a schoolteacher who had used it in her classroom as a teaching aid.
Other items in the Jan. 18-19 auction include Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal hunting rifle, crafted by master Austrian and French gunsmiths; the original design description of the first jet engine; the tablecloth used by Saddam Hussein at his cabinet and military meetings; and a bejeweled brooch bearing a lock of George Washington’s hair.
