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An exhaustive/exhausting biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, for those of us who would rather read a 700+ page book/listen to a 27+ hour audiobook than watch a 3 hour movie (as I presume these two groups don't overlap -- I know I certainly won't want to watch the movie after reading this book, as I've reached my lifetime quota for Oppenheimer).
Oppenheimer seems like a fascinating character, who, through a combination of talent and chance, ended up directing the atomic bomb research project at Lo ...more
Oppenheimer seems like a fascinating character, who, through a combination of talent and chance, ended up directing the atomic bomb research project at Lo ...more


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