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

Biography & Autobiography. History. Nonfiction. HTML:THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER �?� "A riveting account of one of history�??s most essential and paradoxical figures.�?��??Christopher Nolan, Director NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER �?� PULITZER PRIZE WINNER �?� The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, 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 Oppenheimer�??s 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. �??A masterful account of Oppenheimer�??s rise and fall, set in the context of the turbulent decades of America�??s own transformation. It is a tour de force.�?� �??Los Angeles Times Book Review �??A work of voluminous scholarship and lucid insight, unifying its multifaceted portrait with a keen grasp of Oppenheimer�??s essential nature.... It succeeds in deeply fathoming his most damaging, self-contradictory… (more)