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

English

Series: Vintage Ser.

ISBN: 0375726268

EAN: 9780375726262

Category: Science / History/History / Military / Nuclear Warfare/Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology/History / United States / 20Th Century/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 04/11/2006

Synopsis: 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 Oppenheimers 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.

Awards: Ambassador Book Awards – null  J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize – null  National Book Critics Circle Awards – null  New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null  Pulitzer Prize – null 

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

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.57 inches

Width: 5.31 inches

Length: 7.91 inches

Weight: 27.09 oz

Pages: 784