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

J.RobertOppenheimerisoneoftheiconicfiguresofthetwentiethcen-tury,abrilliantphysicistwholedtheefforttobuildtheatomicbombforhiscountryinatimeofwar,andwholaterfoundhimselfconfrontingthemoralconsequencesofscientificprogress.Inthismagisterial,acclaimedbiographytwenty-fiveyearsinthemaking,KaiBirdandMartinSherwincaptureOppenheimer'slifeandtimes,fromhisearlycareertohiscentralroleintheColdWar.Thisisbiographyandhisto-ryatitsfinest,rivetinganddeeplyinformative.