Ms. Conant talked about her book, Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II, published by Simon and Schuster. The book is the story of Alfred Lee Loomis, a wealthy businessman who was also a scientist. He helped establish a top-secret laboratory at M.I.T. where advanced radar systems were developed that helped the Allies defeat Germany in World War II.