American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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| Grouping Title | american prometheus the triumph and tragedy of j robert oppenheimer |
| Grouping Author | kai bird |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
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The first full-scale biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the fire of the sun for his country in time of war. After Hiroshima, he became the most famous scientist of his generation--an icon of modern man confronting the consequences of scientific progress. He created a radical proposal to place international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb and criticized the Air Force's plans to fight a nuclear war. In the hysteria of the early 1950s, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup, and people such as Edward Teller and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover worked behind the scenes to obtain a finding that he could not be trusted with America's nuclear secrets. This book is both biography and history, significant to our understanding of our recent past--and of our choices for the future.
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Atomic bomb -- United States -- History
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967
Physicists -- United States -- Biography
Science -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- History -- 20th century
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967
Physicists -- United States -- Biography
Science -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
United States -- History -- 20th century
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American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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American Prometheus
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the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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History
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Oppenheimer, J. Robert
Physicists
Political aspects
Science
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Oppenheimer, J. Robert
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