American Prometheus
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Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Paperback
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 2 months ago
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Ships From - New York
Est. Publication Date - Apr 2006
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A portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, discusses his role in the twentieth-century scientific world, as well as his roles as family man and head of Princeton's I...
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Jan 16, 2024
Exceptionally thorough, severely poingant. It’s the paradoxical story of a successful science experiment gone very wrong. Scientists and politicians are very different people. More than just a JRO biography, this book gives insight on the extent to which the US government was willing to go in order ...
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