American Prometheus.American Prometheus Kai Bird Kai Bird is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist, best known for his biographies of political figures. Bird was born in 1951 in Eugene, Oregon, but he spent his childhood in Jerusalem, Beirut, Dhahran, Cairo and Bombay. & Martin J. Sherwin Martin J. Sherwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian. His scholarship mostly concerns nuclear proliferation. Sherwin received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was the long-time Walter S. Alfred A. Knopf 1745 Broadway, 17th fl., NY, NY 10019 www.aaknopf.com 0375412026 $35.00 1-800-726-0600 J. Robert Oppenheimer's name is everywhere as 'father of the atomic bomb', but for more than a casual examination of the man's life and contributions, it's essential to partake of American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer Noun 1. Robert Oppenheimer - United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967) Oppenheimer , the best study of the man in print. Biographical and social details blend in Verb 1. blend in - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" blend, go fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" an examination of not just his life or his science, but Oppenheimer's very effect on American society itself. The authors are writers and scholars: the depth of scholarship is quite evident in a biography which deftly blends in issues from Oppenheimer's times, based on thousands of records and letters gathered from archives in America and abroad, FBI files, and interviews with his friends and colleagues. An outstanding achievement. |
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