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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Kai Bird Main edition
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, published to exceptional reviews in both the US and the UK, American Prometheus is as compelling a work of biography as it is a significant work of history.
736 pages, 2 x 16pp b/w plates
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781843547051 |
| Publishers | Atlantic Books |
| Genre | Book club books |
| Pages | 736 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 199 × 54 mm · 700 g |
| Language | Danish |
| Original language | Danish |
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