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The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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An edition of American Prometheus (2005)

American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (9 ratings) ·
  • 296 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 22 Have read

Biography of American physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

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Atlantic Books
Language
English
Pages
736

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Subjects

physics, Manhatten Project, atomic bomb, nuclear physics, biography, history, pulitzer prize, Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, Oppenheimer, j. robert, 1904-1967, Physicists, biography, Science, history, united states, United states, history, 20th century, Physicists, Science, Political aspects, Manhattanproject, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2023-07-16, New York Times bestseller

People

Robert J. Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), Julius Robert Oppenheimer

Places

New Mexico, Los Alamos, Göttingen, Cambridge, California, United States

Times

20th century

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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008, Atlantic Books
Hardcover in English
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 11, 2006, Vintage
in English
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American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2005, A.A. Knopf
in English and Spanish - 1st ed.
Cover of: American Prometheus
American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2005, A.A. Knopf
in English - 1st ed.

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Hardcover
Number of pages
736

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OL24347541M
ISBN 13
9781843547044
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Q116182051

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