American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bird, Kai2023
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A portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, which discusses his role in the 20th-century scientific world, as well as his roles as family man and head of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies.
Main title:
American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin.
Author:
Bird, Kai, authorSherwin, Martin J., author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2023.
Collation:
736 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
US National Book Critics' Circle Award
ISBN:
9781838959708 (pbk)
Dewey class:
530.092B.OPP920.OPPE920 OPP
LC class:
QC16.O62
Local class:
B OPP530.092920.OPEB
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3403287