American Prometheus: The Triumph & Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph & Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

721 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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American Prometheusis the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb,” the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the awesome fire of the sun for his country in time of war. Immediately ...

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