Kai Bird / AMERICAN PROMETHEUS THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J ROBERT Signed 1st ed

Description: AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER [Signed] Author: Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin L. Title: AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER [Signed] Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 Edition: First Edition, Third Printing Description: Octavo, xiii, 721 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red, black, and white with white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$35.00." Minor shelf wear. Minor edge wear to dust jacket, mostly on back flap. Light bumping on head of jacket spine. Text block clean. Signed flat by Sherwin on title page. Features photographs throughout. Shelved in Case 5. NOTES Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist. He was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, and is often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project, the research and development undertaking that created the first nuclear weapons. Seller ID: 1373287 Subject: Dupont Circle, Sciences, Math, Medicine, & Natural History, US History Welcome to the eBay store of Second Story Books! We specialize in out-of-print, used and rare books in all subjects, in addition to art, ephemera, collectibles and more. Any questions or comments are welcome.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 650 USD

Location: Rockville, Maryland

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