American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER “A riveting account of one of history¡¯s most essential and paradoxical figures.¡±¡ªChristopher 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.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyIn this magisterial, acclaimed biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenheimer¡¯s life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War. This is biography and history at its finest, riveting and deeply informative.¡°A masterful account of Oppenheimer¡¯s rise and fall, set in the context of the turbulent decades of America¡¯s own transformation. It is a tour de force.¡± ¡ªLos Angeles Times Book Review¡°A work of voluminous scholarship and lucid insight, unifying its multifaceted portrait with a keen grasp of Oppenheimer¡¯s essential nature…. It succeeds in deeply fathoming his most damaging, self-contradictory behavior.¡± ¡ªThe New York Times