{"product_id":"the-lost-chemist-eric-palmer-9798274583343","title":"The Lost Chemist: Max Roy \u0026 the Atomic Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ. Robert Oppenheimer. Leo Szilárd. Edward Teller. Enrico Fermi. These are the names etched into history as the driving minds behind the Manhattan Project-the top-secret endeavor that changed the course of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one remarkable name is glaringly absent: \u003cb\u003eDr. Max F. Roy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant scientist and later Director of the Explosives Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Roy played a pivotal role in the research and development that led to the first atomic bombs. His expertise and leadership helped shape the dawn of the nuclear era-yet his story is buried beneath the legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen author \u003cb\u003eEric Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e first learned of Dr. Roy through a validating conversation with the scientist's nephew, he was pulled into a forgotten world. A box of photographs and personal effects soon arrived, opening a window into the life of a man whose brilliance and humility kept him in the shadows of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive account honors his contributions, his character, and his rightful place among the great minds of the atomic age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274583343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Eric Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450386460927,"sku":"9798274583343","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57b4ed7b-191c-4c96-8128-22e9261f7812.jpg?v=1777267479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-chemist-eric-palmer-9798274583343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}