- physics, Manhatten Project, atomic bomb, nuclear physics
Biography of American physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and epic.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 721
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Blackstone Audio Inc., Atlantic Books, Limited
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English, Italian, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9786555607215
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American author and columnist, best known for his works on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, United States-Middle East political relations, and his biographies of political figures.
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