A review by noodal
American Prometheus by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

4.0

Thoroughly researched and meticulous in its details of the events surrounding the Father of the Atomic Bomb. Though daunting to approach at first, I became more academically curious about what information Bird and Sherwin chose to prioritize in Oppie's life rather than the actual details of what transpired. This is a great read if you are even remotely interested in physics, weapons technology, WWII or the Cold War, or just J. Robert Oppenheimer himself. But if you're reading this because you want to be briefed before Christopher Nolan's adaptation, save yourself the trouble and just watch the 3-hour book report, as it does an excellent job of capturing all the necessary details of this biography.