{"product_id":"american-prometheus-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-j-robert-oppenheimer-hardcover","title":"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKai Bird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin J. Sherwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER - \"A riveting account of one of history's most essential and paradoxical figures.\"--Christopher Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this magisterial, acclaimed biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer's life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. This is biography and history at its finest, riveting and deeply informative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterful account of Oppenheimer's rise and fall, set in the context of the turbulent decades of America's own transformation. It is a tour de force.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A work of voluminous scholarship and lucid insight, unifying its multifaceted portrait with a keen grasp of Oppenheimer's essential nature.... It succeeds in deeply fathoming his most damaging, self-contradictory behavior.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKai Bird is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chairman: John J. McCloy, The Making of the American Establishment \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, Brothers in Arms\u003c\/i\u003e. He coedited with Lawrence Lifschultz \u003ci\u003eHiroshima's Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History and the Smithsonian Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and son. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin J. Sherwin is the Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History at Tufts University and author of \u003ci\u003eA World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Stuart L. Bernath Prize, as well as the American History Book Prize. He and his wife live in Boston and Washington, D.C.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 9.36 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award (2005)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ambassador Book Awards (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lukas Prize Project (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987508199725,"sku":"9780375412028","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SBMKLKbXob9780375412028.webp?v=1776179164","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/american-prometheus-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-j-robert-oppenheimer-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}