Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb: Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

This adapted edition follows physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who directed the American project to create the atomic bomb during World War II. It traces his childhood, his confidential work on the weapon, and his role in the Cold War. The account also considers the moral consequences Oppenheimer faced after helping to develop the bomb and recounts his subsequent downfall. Dozens of photographs and updated material accompany this biography of a major twentieth-century scientific figure.