abdiosman 's review for:

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

5.0

adventurous challenging informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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My first five-star read of 2025! This Herculean book is more than just a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer—it’s a sweeping history of the early to mid-20th century. It delves into the life of a man who was not only shaped by an era of immense change in science, technology, and politics but ultimately one who became one of its key architects.

A must read!