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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird
I picked this up in anticipation of the upcoming (at the time of writing) Nolan movie. 722 pages, 40 chapters. First 14 chapters were slow burners. Chp14-24 is where the whole Manhattan Project unfolds and gets really interesting.
Chp25 onwards is everything that happens after Hiroshima till his passing.
It's a really good book. Of course the first 14 chapters were really slow especially if you pick this up expecting it to be completely about the Manhattan Project but given this is a biography, it had to cover the origins of the man who becomes the Father of the Atomic Bomb. Having said that it's great read. It's worthwhile. And I'd definitely recommend it.
As I kept reading, I occasionally glanced at the cast of the Nolan movie on this legend, and as the characters got introduced, it made me realise that Nolan has made a wonderful selection. Thoroughly looking forward to the movie now.
Chp25 onwards is everything that happens after Hiroshima till his passing.
It's a really good book. Of course the first 14 chapters were really slow especially if you pick this up expecting it to be completely about the Manhattan Project but given this is a biography, it had to cover the origins of the man who becomes the Father of the Atomic Bomb. Having said that it's great read. It's worthwhile. And I'd definitely recommend it.
As I kept reading, I occasionally glanced at the cast of the Nolan movie on this legend, and as the characters got introduced, it made me realise that Nolan has made a wonderful selection. Thoroughly looking forward to the movie now.