American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Paperback / softback
by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
Paperback / softback
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***THE INSPIRATION FOR OPPENHEIMER, WINNER OF 7 OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST ACTOR***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J.
Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation.
In their meticulous and riveting biography, Kai Bird and Martin J.
Sherwin reveal a brilliant, ambitious, complex and flawed man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:736 pages, 2 x 16pp b/w plates
- Publisher:Atlantic Books
- Publication Date:15/06/2023
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- ISBN:9781838959708
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:736 pages, 2 x 16pp b/w plates
- Publisher:Atlantic Books
- Publication Date:15/06/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781838959708