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

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Physicist and polymath, 'father of the atom bomb' J. Robert Oppenheimer became the most famous scientist of his generation. One of the iconic figures ... Show synopsis

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

    Hardcover, 2005

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    Trade paperback, 2006

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    Mass-market paperback, 2009

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Kaltesbier

Don't have time for books like this

by Kaltesbier on Jun 3, 2010

I read another book entitled, "Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller". This book I did not enjoy, for it was both an American tragedy and an outrage. I didn't want to read the other book. I disposed of both books. More

Metta

A great way to get interested in biographies

by Metta on Jun 16, 2007

Among a raft of biographies that depend almost comically on Freudian psychology to draw studies of their characters, this one stands out as mostly avoiding that tool, and still managing to paint a picture of the person rather than of just his accomplishments. Oppenheimer was very much a victim of the ... More

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