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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
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adventurous
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inspiring
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4.0
Worth the effort! 4š¤
āModern Prometheans have raided Mount Olympus again & have brought back for man the very thunderbolts of Zeus.ā Scientific Monthly
āModern Prometheans have raided Mount Olympus again & have brought back for man the very thunderbolts of Zeus.ā Scientific Monthly
Imagine having one of the greatest minds of the 20th century & the first 4 chapters of your biography is about how much of a loser you were at school/uni, how little you had sex & how you had 0 friends & low key tried to kill yourself & your professor.
Thankfully Oppieās neuroses āsubsided during middle ageā & he went on to have many affairs, friends & lead the Manhattan project & other groundbreaking discoveries.
Jokes aside this biography is incredible: the best Iāve read & well worth the slog if youāre a fan of the film!
It was so great reading the backstories of Jean Tatlock, Kitty, Isi Rabi & other fascinating people (I now finally understand what happened with Haakon Chevalier).
My eBook was so filled with highlights it started lagging.
Bird & Sherwinās attention to detail & research is considerable. Take a bow!
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