An edition of American Prometheus (2005)

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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

by and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (11 ratings)
  • 328 Want to read
  • 18 Currently reading
  • 26 Have read

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

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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English

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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

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

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New Mexico Los Alamos Göttingen Cambridge California United States

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20th century

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Cover of: American Prometheus
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008, Atlantic Books
Hardcover in English
Cover of: American Prometheus
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2007, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: American Prometheus
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 11, 2006, Vintage
in English
Cover of: American Prometheus
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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OL49253834M
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9781299003743

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