American Prometheus

A definitive portrait of legendary scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, discusses his seminal role in the twentieth-century scientifi... » 

A definitive portrait of legendary scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, discusses his seminal role in the twentieth-century scientific world, as well as his lesser-known roles as family man, supposed communist, and head of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. «