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

5.0

You may have like me seen the film and wanted to find out more. Well this book will give you more. Genius yes, nice man to many but not so to others. His wife Kitty gets a flattering portrayal in the film compared to this book. The book is incredibly detailed and quite gripping. There are further dealings with Strauss after the senate committee hearing that the film doesn’t cover for example. Also his childhood is covered which gives insight into his character development.Don’t be put off by the science, there’s surprising little of it. All in all an engrossing story of a man idolised by some and hated by others.