Kai Bird
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English
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The first full-scale biography of the "father of the atomic bomb," the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the fire of the sun for his country in time of war. After Hiroshima, he became the most famous scientist of his generation--an icon of modern man confronting the consequences of scientific progress. He created a radical proposal to place international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen...
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Pub. Date
2023
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Español
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El libro en el que se basa la nueva película de Christopher Nolan protagonizada por Cillian Murphy. La biografía definitiva de Oppenheimer, el padre de la bomba atómica y una de las figuras más emblemáticas del siglo XX. Premio Pulitzer 2006
National Book Critics Circle Award 2005
Duff Cooper Prize 2008
El 16 de julio de 1945, en el desierto de Nuevo México, se detonaba en secreto la primera bomba atómica. Impactado por el poder destructivo...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
x, 772 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"Four decades after Ronald Reagan's landslide win in 1980, Jimmy Carter's one-term presidency is often labeled a failure; indeed, many Americans view Carter as the only ex-president to have used the White House as a stepping-stone to greater achievements. But in retrospect the Carter political odyssey is a rich and human story, marked by both formidable accomplishments and painful political adversity. In this deeply researched, brilliantly written...
5) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
6) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (181 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
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