American Prometheus

Synopsis

The inspiration for the academy award®-winning major motion picture oppenheimer • "a riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures. ”—christopher nolan#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.