American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bird, Kai2008
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A portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, which discusses his role in the 20th-century scientific world, as well as his roles as family man and head of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies.
Main title:
American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
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Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2008.
Collation:
xiii, 721 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.Includes index.Originally published: New York: Aldred A. Knopf, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 685-695) and index.
ISBN:
9781843547044 (hbk)184354704X (hbk)
Dewey class:
530'.092920.OPPE920.920530
Local class:
920.OPE
Language:
English
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BRN:
138675
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