"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

Bird, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. 2 black and white photo sections. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, 721 pages.

First printing of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Explores Oppenheimer's sometimes contradictory life, his scientific brilliance, his pivotal role in the Manhattan Project during World War II, and the ethical dilemmas involved in the development of nuclear weapons. Basis for the 2023 multi-Oscar-winning film, "Oppenheimer."

Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A few shallow edge bumps at spine ends, with associated slight wrinkles to dust jacket.

Item #1838

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