Publisher's Synopsis
This book is the most complete biography of Robert Oppenheimer, the "Father of the Atomic Bomb" and the inspiration for the movie Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan. Oppenheimer was a Jewish-American physicist who was nominated for three Nobel Prizes. He was America's Prometheus, under whose leadership scientists took the amazing fire of the sun from nature for his country. After this, he wisely affirmed not only the dangers of nuclear bombs, but also hopefully mentioned the potential benefits of nuclear energy. Oppenheimer became the most famous scientist of his generation and one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. It is no accident that Oppenheimer became the "Father of the Bomb", having grown up in a culture that valued independent inquiry, experimental exploration, and free thinking, and that embodied the very values of science.
