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J. Robert Oppenheimer

byKai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

Genres: Biography Innovators and Inventors Memoirs

Who is this book for? Readers interested in biographies, history, and ethical dilemmas in science.

Topics Ethical Responsibility

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Pulitzer-Preis: Das Buch zum großen Kino-Highlight J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) zählt zu den schillerndsten Figuren der jüngeren Zeitgeschichte. Kai Bird und Martin J. Sherwin erzählen das Leben des »Vaters der Atombombe« und zeigen exemplarisch das Drama eines Forschers, der sich zwischen Erkenntnisdrang und ethischer Verantwortung entscheiden muss. Basierend auf ihrer mit dem Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichneten Biographie drehte Regisseur Christopher Nolan sein Meisterwerk Oppenheimer.

Language

Published on

01/10/2010

Pages

672

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9783548609805

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