American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375726268 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 721 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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J. This is biography and history at its finest, riveting and deeply informative.. 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. 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
required reading for every physics student Excellent. Not just a thorough biography of the man and his family and work, but also at the same time a history of the development of the atomic bomb. What is good is the objective treatment of the author of the realization in later years that WW2 was already ending and the bomb was used for political and military purposes, meanin. A brilliant presentation of history The wife purchased this book for me as a Christmas present. What she didn't know is it is arguably one of the finest examples of biography, writing, and history. This book delivers. It is the type of work most historians wish they were capable of writing.It has taken years to research and write. In many cases first-hand accounts an. A Cold Warrior Well written, researched! Having lived through the Cold War & actually been stationed at SAC Headquarters (Dr. Strangelove), the book was an eye opener concerning the politics of using the bomb on Japan, twice, and by denying Russia (our WWII ally) the technology, we unwittingly created an arms race and the Cold War.
For a short time, he was lionized as the ultimate patriot by a victorious nation, but things soured as the Cold War crept forward and anti-communist witchhunts focused paranoia and anti-Semitism onto Oppenheimer, destroying his career and disillusioning him about his life's work. --Therese Littleton. But Bird and Sherwin devote the second half of this hefty book to what happened to Oppenheimer after the bomb. Devastated by the atom bomb's legacy of fear, he became a vocal and passionate opponent of the Strangelovian madness that gripped the world because of the weapons he helped develop. The many g