great escape: nine jews who fled Hitler and changed the world
TitelThe great escape: nine jews who fled Hitler and changed the world
Auteur
Call number940.53180922/0083
Objectnummer07143
Plaats van uitgaveNew York, New York, United States
UitgeverSimon & Schuster
Jaar van uitgave
2006
Pagina's271p.
MateriaalBoek
ISBN9780743261166
Beschrijving
Traces the early twentieth century journey of nine men from Budapest--including Edward Teller, Robert Capa, and Michael Curtiz--who fled fascism and anti-Semitism to seek sanctuary in America, where they made pivotal contributions to such causes as the development of the atomic bomb, the creation of the computer, and the evolution of modern photojournalism