American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER (Vintage)

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THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER • “A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”—Christopher Nolan

#1 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.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century

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 behavior.” —The New York Times

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 721 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0375726268
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375726262
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.21 x 1.58 x 7.97 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #22,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Nuclear Physics (Books) #18 in Scientist Biographies #174 in World History (Books)
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