American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Bird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin J - 2006

Vintage Books, New York, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. All preface by authors, author's note and acknowledgements, notes, bibliography and index. Photographic paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and red and white coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting the rear panel blurb " ... J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist to lead the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress."  Rubbing of the book edges and a little to the panels; with the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and few pages of the text becoming a little raised. Age toning of the text block edges.  First Edition by this Publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . [12], VIII - XIII, [4], 4 - 721, [7] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History; United States; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0375726268. ISBN/EAN: 9780375726262. Inventory No: 50017. . 9780375726262