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American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner) The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER • "A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”—Christopher Nolan In this magisterial, acclaimed biography twenty-five years in the making, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin capture Oppenhei...

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Nolan said the book served as an extraordinary Bible for his research, noting its 25year development and Pulitzer win.

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I had the benefit of this extraordinary book, American Prometheus that was written, Martin Sherwin... he spent 25 years researching Oppenheimer's story ... and Kai Bird finished it, it won the Pulitze...

— Episode: Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer'

Episode: Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer'

Nolan said the book served as an extraordinary Bible for his research, noting its 25year development and Pulitzer win.

"

I had the benefit of this extraordinary book, American Prometheus that was written, Martin Sherwin... he spent 25 years researching Oppenheimer's story ... and Kai Bird finished it, it won the Pulitzer Prize.

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