Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a sweeping, deeply researched biography tracing Oppenheimer’s rise as a brilliant physicist, his leadership of the Manhattan Project, and his eventual political downfall during the Red Scare. Drawing on decades of archival work, the authors portray him as a gifted, conflicted figure—both the architect of the atomic bomb and a man haunted by its consequences.
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a sweeping, deeply researched biography tracing Oppenheimer’s rise as a brilliant physicist, his leadership of the Manhattan Project, and his eventual political downfall during the Red Scare. Drawing on decades of archival work, the authors portray him as a gifted, conflicted figure—both the architect of the atomic bomb and a man haunted by its consequences.
