01690cam a2200361u 4500 13743828 MeVbMML 20250709144151.0 ta 090130b ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004061535 0375726268: $17.95 DLC DLC DLC AJM pcc n-us--- QC16.O62 B57 2005 530/.092 B 22 Bird, Kai. 21443 American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. Triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer 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 Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967. 21444 Physicists United States Biography. 21445 Atomic bomb United States History. 21446 Science Political aspects United States History 20th century. 21447 United States History 20th century. 17734 Sherwin, Martin J. 21448 ddc BOOK 2898 2898 0 0 ABELJ abelj B 2016-10-26 0 B OPPE 5582 2016-10-26 17.95 2016-10-26 BOOK