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

American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2005 • 786 pages

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Emma GotoSupporter

I knew of the atomic bombings from the Japanese side but going into this book I didn't know about Oppenheimer (the “father of the atomic bomb”) so I learnt a lot. However at 600 pages this book is very dense, which I guess serves its purpose as a very-detailed biography. I do wish it was a bit easier to read, though!

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