American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer

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By Bird Kai, Sherwin Martin J

Paperback – English

ISBN: 0375726268
EAN: 9780375726262
Publisher: VINTAGE
Publication Date: 11/04/2006
Pages: 784
Dimension: 20.32cm x 13.21cm x 4.06cm
Age Group: NA to NA
Grades: Not Applicable to Not Applicable
Lexile Level: 0
Award: Pulitzer Prize
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Categories:

Biography & Autobiography – Historical
Biography & Autobiography – Science & Technology
Biography & Autobiography – Physics – Nuclear



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By Bird Kai, Sherwin Martin J

Paperback – English

“American Prometheus” is a rich evocation of America in mid-century and a compelling portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man shaped by its major events–the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. …THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD(R)-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER – “A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”–Christopher Nolan

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – PULITZER PRIZE WINNER – The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, 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.

“A masterful account of Oppenheimer’s rise and fall, set in the context of the turbulent decades of America’s own transformation. It is a tour de force.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review

“A work of voluminous scholarship and lucid insight, unifying its multifaceted portrait with a keen grasp of Oppenheimer’s essential nature…. It succeeds in deeply fathoming his most damaging, self-contradictory behavior.” –The New York Times

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