An edition of American Prometheus (2005)

American Prometheus

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

  • ★★★★ 4.00 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 252 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 19 Have read

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

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Knopf
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, Atomic bomb, Science, history, united states, United states, history, 20th century, Physicists, Biography, History, 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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Cover of: American Prometheus
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008, Atlantic Books
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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 - 1st ed.
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 5, 2005, Knopf
in English
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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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OL7425241M
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0375412026
ISBN 13
9780375412028
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125813
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July 30, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot associate edition with work OL1905682W
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