American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Pulitzer Prize-winning work biography non-fiction book

"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin that chronicles the life, scientific achievements, and political downfall of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project.

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instanceOf	Pulitzer Prize-winning work ⓘ biography ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
adaptedAs	Oppenheimer (2023 film) ⓘ
author	Kai Bird ⓘ Martin J. Sherwin ⓘ
awarded	National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) ⓘ surface form: National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
covers	Oppenheimer’s directorship at Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ Oppenheimer’s early life and education ⓘ Oppenheimer’s loss of security clearance in 1954 ⓘ Oppenheimer’s postwar role in U.S. nuclear policy ⓘ
focusesOn	Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb ⓘ Oppenheimer’s security clearance hearing ⓘ political downfall of J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ scientific achievements of J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ history ⓘ
hasISBN	978-0-375-41202-8 ⓘ
hasOCLCNumber	57319725 ⓘ
hasPerspective	critical of anti-communist hysteria ⓘ sympathetic to J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ
mainSubject	Cold War politics ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Manhattan Project ⓘ McCarthyism ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ
notableFor	analysis of ethics of nuclear weapons development ⓘ detailed portrayal of Oppenheimer’s personal life ⓘ extensive archival research ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
pageCount	approximately 700 pages ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
publicationYear	2005 ⓘ
publisher	Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
setInEvent	Manhattan Project ⓘ World War II ⓘ early Cold War ⓘ
setInPeriod	20th century ⓘ
structure	chronological narrative ⓘ
subjectOf	Oppenheimer (2023 film) ⓘ
timeSpanOfNarrative	1904–1967 ⓘ
title	American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer self-link ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy	Christopher Nolan ⓘ

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