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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

4.33 AVERAGE

wade92's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative

idktommi's review against another edition

5.0

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cdcole's review against another edition

4.5

fast-paced

jnkay01's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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More about politics than physics. A list of missed opportunities in America, really.

jess_esa's review against another edition

4.0

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I didn’t expect to be quite so fascinated by Oppenheimer after watching the film but here we are. 

Honestly, this really didn’t go into much that the film didn’t but it was a very enjoyable read and I really appreciated diving deeper into some of the other people who were in the film but didn’t get much development - particularly the women. 

Learning more about his background and childhood was also interesting. I’d definitely recommend if you just want to dig a little deeper.

khushi__festus's review against another edition

4.5

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lewtron's review against another edition

4.5

reflective medium-paced

alexmulligan's review against another edition

5.0

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sophie_pesek's review against another edition

5.0

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My borrowing history suggests I read this in December 2020, but I honestly have no memory of it so figured this was a good time to reread. What a nuanced and beautiful biography

twinadam's review against another edition

4.0

informative reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide