Our next month’s book to discuss is the best seller “American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” DB61087 by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, 699 pages. Because of its length, we will cover the growing up and transformation of the brilliant Oppenheimer and ultimate triumph in Chapters 1 through 23In our January 2nd meeting and the remainder of the book covering the outcome of his loss of security in our February 6th meeting.

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. the first full-scale biographyof J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb,” the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the awesome fire of the sun forhis country in time of war.

Here’s the NLS annotation:

American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer DB61087Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin J Reading time: 27 hours, 34 minutes.Steven Carpenter A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

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Biography of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)–“the father of the atomic bomb.” Chronicles his New York City upbringing, marriage to Kitty Puening, work on the Manhattan Project, and life after the 1954 Atomic Energy Commission hearings which denied Oppenheimer his security clearance for questioning the ethics of nuclear weapons. Pulitzer Prize winner 2006. 2005.

Here’s the Bookshare link for this title:

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