Bibliograph

American Prometheus, the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Type

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American Prometheus, the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American Prometheus

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

695567255

Responsibility statement

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Sub title

the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Summary

J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. In this magisterial, acclaimed biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. This is biography and history at its finest, riveting and deeply informative. From the Trade Paperback edition

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