American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bird, Kai2023
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A portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, which discusses his role in the 20th-century scientific world, as well as his roles as family man and head of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies.
American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin.
Bird, Kai, authorSherwin, Martin J., author
London : Atlantic Books, 2023.
736 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
US National Book Critics' Circle Award
9781838959708 (pbk)
530.092BOPP
English
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967Physicists -- United States -- BiographyAtomic bomb -- United States -- HistoryScience -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- History -- 20th centuryBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: science, technology & medicineNuclear weapons
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