Tuesday night a stalwart group of History Buffs read and reviewed the first half of American Prometheus which is a product of over twenty-five years of painstaking research by its two prize winning authors.
The first half or “TRIUMPH” portion of the book focuses on how he resolved his social problems which many financially privileged prodigies experience to demonstrate the leadership skills to successfully direct the massive and famous World War Two Atomic Bomb Project. After the “triumph” comes the “TRAGEDY “the how and why of his fall from national fame plus his plans for nuclear control. The list of literati attending his two funerals demonstrated the extent of his fame which surpassed the impact of loss of Security Clearence the during the McCarthy era.
We know how it ended and hope to find out the why and how of the fall and its ultimate impact on the world under the nuclear
umbrella. So read on and tell us your thoughts next February sixth.
American Prometheus: the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer DB61087
Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin J. Read Chapter 23 to end.
On February 6 Here’s the Bookshare link for this title:
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