His story is more relevant than ever and must be told: here is the biography which inspired Christopher Nolan’s flagship film, currently showing.
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“The captivating portrait of one of the most essential and paradoxical figures of our contemporary history” is how Christopher Nolan describes the following book.
Here is indeed the story (with a small “h”) of a man that History (with a big “h”) has not finished studying. Robert Oppenheimer – Triumph and Tragedy of a Genius, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, chronicles the professional and private life of the infamous “father of the atomic bomb”. Discover, through a terrifying and fascinating story, the fascinating journey of this extraordinary man, considered one of the greatest physicists of his time, a talent that led him to the ultimate invention: the one capable of eradicate the planet.
As can be read in the presentation of the book which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2006, the latter describes “a unique destiny which, in itself, sums up the entire history of the 20th century: the madness of war and the paranoia of McCarthyism, the unquenchable thirst for progress and the race towards the abyss”.
Attention, this book is not a science manual but is intended for everyone, mixing History and psychology with precision and against a backdrop of tragedy: a fundamental reading not to be missed.
Robert Oppenheimer – Triumph and Tragedy of a Genius – Pulitzer Prize 2006:
- Paperback format: 912 pages
- Language : French
- Publisher : Cherche Midi (June 15, 2023)
- Dimensions: 15.6 x 4.8 x 22.2 cm
When the thirst for knowledge leads to the possible destruction of all life on Earth: this is a dilemma with which very few men have been so directly confronted but which Oppenheimer had to face. And that’s what awaits you through the 912 pages of this incredible biography that you will absolutely devour.
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