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26 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781470824419
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 01 July 2012
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin is a riveting and deeply informative biography that will captivate readers who are fascinated by the intersection of science, history, and the human experience, particularly those interested in the pivotal events of World War II and the Manhattan Project.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer is 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 scien...
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informative: 95%
reflective: 58%
challenging: 47%
sad: 29%
emotional: 26%
dark: 24%
inspiring: 22%
tense: 22%
adventurous: 7%
funny: 2%
hopeful: 2%
mysterious: 1%
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Suicide, War, AlcoholismModerate
Mental illness, Antisemitism, DeathMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Genocide26 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781470824419
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 01 July 2012
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin is a riveting and deeply informative biography that will captivate readers who are fascinated by the intersection of science, history, and the human experience, particularly those interested in the pivotal events of World War II and the Manhattan Project.
Description
J. Robert Oppenheimer is 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 scien...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 95%
reflective: 58%
challenging: 47%
sad: 29%
emotional: 26%
dark: 24%
inspiring: 22%
tense: 22%
adventurous: 7%
funny: 2%
hopeful: 2%
mysterious: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, War, AlcoholismModerate
Mental illness, Antisemitism, DeathMinor
Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Genocide