Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb - Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and

The #1 This brand-new edition introduces the next generation to one of the twentieth century''s most iconic and complex global figures. J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist who led the American effort to build the atomic bomb during World War II, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of the revolutionary weapon he helped create.; Readers of all ages will witness the rise and fall of a scientific and historical icon in this masterful new edition. Exploring his childhood, his secret work on the bomb, his central role in the Cold War, and his tragic downfall, this quintessential biography is history at its finest, riveting and deeply informative, and now available to a younger audience.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kai Bird, Bird Kai, Martin J Sherwin, Martin J. Sherwin, Sherwin Martin J., Eric Singer, Eric S Singer, Eric S. Singer
• Editore: Penguin Young Readers US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 10 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9780593856451
• ISBN: 978-0-593-85645-1
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 149 mm x 221 mm x 28 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Scienze naturali, tecnica; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage)