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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
4.33 AVERAGE
1.64k reviews for:
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
4.33 AVERAGE
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I learned a lot. I learned so much more than I intended or wanted to. Should have looked into it more before I started it, but then I couldn't not finish it.
Utterly exhaustive and extremely compelling, this biography expertly toed the line of keeping the story interesting and informative. The authors captured the nuance of Oppenheimer’s decisions. Not only that, but the great care they took in describing his moral dilemma with the atomic research and bomb development showed their understanding and respect for this man. Like many others, I read this because of Christopher Nolan’s film, which blew me away. This biography had the same effect! Highly recommend for those interested in a well executed biography about a man who was integral in shaping our modern world, for better or worse.
Ist bestimmt ein interessantes Buch, das, was ich bis jetzt gehört habe war auch echt informativ, aber so sehr begeistert mich der Typ nicht, dass ich das ganze Buch hören würde huch… Vielleicht ein anderes Mal
I didn’t know much about Oppenheimer outside of the whole “father of the atomic bomb” thing, so this was a very thorough education on the man, and a deeper look into the times that shaped him. He certainly seems to have been a character and a genius, two things which both lifted him up and proved to be his undoing. Truly a fascinating look at how science can shape an individual and the world, and also a musing on whether science without humanity is worthwhile.
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I don't read many biographies and this one was dense but I still really enjoyed it. There was so much depth to the entire story that I felt like I got to know Oppenheimer from all angles.
i wrote and entire review for this and then the app crashed so - overall would recommend if you’re interested but don’t expect too much beyond the movie during the timeline the movie covers, the only large chunks of additional information is his early childhood in the very beginning and his life through to his death after he was denied his security clearance in the very end - especially the latter was actually very interesting with a lot of extra context around the whole oppenheimer family with kitty and the kids and such and even more details on strauss but in a much less dramatic way than the movie obviously. any other small details in between weren’t really notable as the movie was surprising really true to the book even though it wasn’t technically and adaption of this. but incredibly well researched and very digestible to readers even though it was dry and textbookish im glad i can check this off my list and feel like an intellectual