In the Shadow of the Bomb: Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the Moral Responsibility of the ScientistIn the Shadow of the Bomb narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A. Bethe came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. In 1945, the United States dropped the bomb, and physicists were forced to contemplate disquieting questions about their roles and responsibilities. When the Cold War followed, they were confronted with political demands for their loyalty and McCarthyism's