
American Prometheus
The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER
Random House USA Inc (Publisher)
Published on 11. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
784 pages
978-0-375-72626-2 (ISBN)
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 scientific progress. 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 16-PAGE B&W INSERT; 5 ILLUS
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-375-72626-2 (9780375726262)
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Kai Bird | Martin J. Sherwin
American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER
E-Book
12/2007
Vintage
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04/2005
Random House USA Inc
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04/2005
Random House USA Inc
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Persons
Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin