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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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“The trouble with Oppenheimer is that he loves a woman who doesn’t love him—the United States government."
- Albert Einstein, Quoted in American Prometheus
There is way too exploding in my head after reading this tonight to write a full and even meaningful review. I've always been fascinated with the Manhattan Project and last year read Rhode's amazing book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. I've also read several of Richard Feynman's memoirs that detail aspects of his work and stories, but this has been the fullest investigation I've read into Oppenheimer's life.
Things I'll probably write a bit about tomorrow:
1. Oppenheimer, and Modern Physicists as founding father's of the modern age.
2. The show trials of the AEC.
3. Disappointment in Bernard Baruch, Teller, American Institutions, and even Oppenheimer.
3. Current atmosphere of suspicion of Science.
4. Current atmosphere of extreme vetting and loyalty tests.
5. Other Myths for Oppenheimer: Pandora's Box or Flying too close to the Sun.
- Albert Einstein, Quoted in American Prometheus
There is way too exploding in my head after reading this tonight to write a full and even meaningful review. I've always been fascinated with the Manhattan Project and last year read Rhode's amazing book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. I've also read several of Richard Feynman's memoirs that detail aspects of his work and stories, but this has been the fullest investigation I've read into Oppenheimer's life.
Things I'll probably write a bit about tomorrow:
1. Oppenheimer, and Modern Physicists as founding father's of the modern age.
2. The show trials of the AEC.
3. Disappointment in Bernard Baruch, Teller, American Institutions, and even Oppenheimer.
3. Current atmosphere of suspicion of Science.
4. Current atmosphere of extreme vetting and loyalty tests.
5. Other Myths for Oppenheimer: Pandora's Box or Flying too close to the Sun.
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December 20, 2013
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Feb 09, 2017 04:28PM
Just getting ready to go back to it. I really like it so far.
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Susan wrote: "Just getting ready to go back to it. I really like it so far."Just finished. Amazing. Probably not as good, in total, of a book about the Atomic Bomb as Rhodes' The Making of the Atomic Bomb, but obviously it was a biography of Oppenheimer and so that was one component. I was super fascinated by the Atomic Energy Commission's 'defrocking' of Oppenheimer. Amazing stuff and sadly still kinda relevant.
I had to quit reading to get a little sleep :) It is very readable. I just read Rhodes' book last month as well as Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by Gleick, so this one is a nice follow up. I'll probably finish up today.
Susan wrote: "I had to quit reading to get a little sleep :) It is very readable. I just read Rhodes' book last month as well as Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by Gleick, so this on..."Yeah, I read both of those too.
Interesting that we were both reading this at the same time!
