American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer |
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| Author:
| Bird, Kai
Sherwin, Martin J. |
| Narrated by:
| Commings, Jeff |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4332-3760-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, an iconic figure of the twentieth century, was 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. This magisterial work won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, an iconic figure of the twentieth century, was 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. This magisterial work won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography.