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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer
Author: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
Physicist and polymath, 'father of the atom bomb' J. Robert Oppenheimer became the most famous scientist of his generation. One of the iconic figures of the 20th century and the embodiment of modern scientific man's Faustian compact, Oppenheimer confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. Already a notable young physicist before WW...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781843547044
ISBN-10: 184354704X
Publication Date: 1/1/2008
Pages: 736
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Publisher: Atlantic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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