American Prometheus
Kai Bird
Biography / History
American Prometheus
by Kai Bird
—· 721 p· 2005
Pulitzer Prizereflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
Biography of American physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
Pages
721
Debate
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Detail9
Scientific and Political Insight9
Prose8
Narration8
Worldbuilding7
Emotional depth7
Pacing7
Plot twists4
My journey
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