01588cam a2200337u  450000100100000000300080001000500170001800700030003500800410003801000150007902000240009404000230011804200080014104300120014905000230016108200200018410000150020424501140021924600490033325000120038226000350039430000330042950400660046252004650052860000390099365000420103265000410107465000700111565100420118570000230122713743828 MeVbMML20250709144151.0ta090130b        ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u  a2004061535  a0375726268:c$17.95  aDLCcDLCdDLCdAJM  apcc  an-us---00aQC16.O62bB57 200500a530/.092aB2221 aBird, Kai.10aAmerican Prometheus :bthe triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer /cby Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.30aTriumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer  a1st ed.  aNew York :bA.A. Knopf,c2005.  axiii, 721 p.bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [685]-699) and index.  aJ. 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 description10aOppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967. 0aPhysicistszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aAtomic bombzUnited StatesxHistory. 0aSciencexPolitical aspectszUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century. 0aUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century.1 aSherwin, Martin J.