American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

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

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

26 hours, 31 minutes first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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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%

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emotional: 26%

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inspiring: 22%

tense: 22%

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funny: 2%

hopeful: 2%

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