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S'està carregant… American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2005)de Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A powerful and expertly researched biography of Robert Oppenheimer. Possibly the definitive biography of Oppie to date. AMERICAN PROMETHEUS is a very thorough study and the footnotes are legit. It gives a lot of crucial insight into a complicated, complex historical figure. It's a thick book but it reads so well, you'll barely notice it's over 700 pages. I highly recommend reading this alongside a book like 109 EAST PALACE for more context to the Los Alamos section of Oppenheimer's life. (  ) sarahlh | Mar 6, 2021 |  Very long (27 hours) (  ) yukon92 | Nov 2, 2019 | I managed to find this book fascinating and way too long. It was very well researched but lack a strong narrative arc to hold all the detail together. That said, I'm glad I stuck with it because it gave me insights into the way the scientists working on the atomic bomb deal with the moral issues surrounding the rise of nuclear weapons. The book also provides a sobering reminder of government power left unchecked. I only wish there had been more about Mr. Oppenheimer's visit to Japan. It must have had some impact on him, and likely raised some controversy in Japan??? Bottom line: worth reading and provides food for thought. (  ) LynnB | Sep 11, 2018 | This book was equally fascinating and way too long. Much of it was a he said / he said recounting. I'm glad that the book was exhaustively researched, but I would have easily taken the authors' word for it. Maybe replacing some of the main text as end notes instead would have eased my suffering. ( ) lemontwist | Jun 3, 2018 | The real tragedy is not hidden in J. Robert Oppenheimer´s life - because he took a responsible stand once he understood and atoned for his errors by spreading intelligence about what nuclear weapons can do to us, our plantet, civilization. The real tragedy it is ours, hidden in our inability to listen to his story: The atomic bomb, nuclear weapons are not part of any solution to any human problem. Too many of us still choose leaders that nurse the thought. The tragedy of the common man is that he does not understand that we are uncommonly forceful - and enjoys uncommonly common sense that crosses borders, race and language. We do not have to agree on everything, but we can agree on not having the atomic bomb as a part of the solution: If we turn our backs collectively to the use of the atomic bomb, no industrialist or leader can do anything but to abide by it. Mikalina | Jun 14, 2017 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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