American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
By
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Bird, Kai.
Publication Date
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2005-2006
Publication Information
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New York : Vintage Books,
Physical Description
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xiii, 721 p., [32] p. of plates : ill.
Subject Term
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Physicists.
Atomic bomb.
Political science.
Physicists -- United States.
Physicists -- United States -- Biography.
Atomic bomb -- United States -- History.
Political science -- United States -- History.
Geographic Term
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United States -- History -- 20th century.
Additional Contributors
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Sherwin, Martin J.
Summary
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Based on 25 years of thorough research, political journalist Kai Bird and Tufts University professor Martin J. Sherwin present a detailed biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who directed the U.S.'s Manhattan Project, the effort that developed nuclear weapons during World War II, and has subsequently been labeled the "father of the atomic bomb."
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780375726262
General Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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