The brilliant theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, is now known primarily for his work on the development of the atomic bomb from 1942 to 1945 at Los Alamos in New Mexico, USA. Though fascinated by the processes that created the bomb, he was horrified by its impact and the devastation wrought on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This fascinating biography looks at the extensive body of previous work that led to Oppenheimer’s recruitment to the Manhattan Project, as well as the development of the bomb itself. It also reflects on how Oppenheimer’s political views later placed him in opposition to the US
government and military factions, and ultimately
ended his career as a nuclear physicist, despite his talents. --- 224 pages, 6x9 inches, paperback