American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer 978-0-307-42473-0, 0307424731

J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to

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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
978-0-307-42473-0, 0307424731

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