Bird, Kai.

American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2005. - xiii, 721 p. ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [685]-699) and index.

J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a 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 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. --From publisher's description

0375726268: $17.95

2004061535


Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.


Physicists--United States--Biography.
Atomic bomb--History.--United States
Science--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.


United States--History--20th century.

QC16.O62 / B57 2005

530/.092 B

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