{"product_id":"robert-oppenheimer-ray-monk-9780385722049","title":"Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable story of discovery and unimaginable destruction and a major biography of one of America's most brilliant--and most divisive--scientists, \u003ci\u003eRobert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center\u003c\/i\u003e vividly illuminates the man who would go down in history as \"the father of the atomic bomb.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive. . . . An extraordinary story.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Judicious, comprehensive and reliable. . . . By far the most thorough survey yet written of Oppenheimer's physics.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oppenheimer's talent and drive secured him a place in the pantheon of great physicists and carried him to the laboratories where the secrets of the universe revealed themselves. But they also led him to contribute to the development of the deadliest weapon on earth, a discovery he soon came to fear. His attempts to resist the escalation of the Cold War arms race--coupled with political leanings at odds with post-war America--led many to question his loyalties, and brought down upon him the full force of McCarthyite anti-communism. Digging deeply into Oppenheimer's past to solve the enigma of his motivations and his complex personality, Ray Monk uncovers the extraordinary, charming, tortured man--and the remarkable mind--who fundamentally reshaped the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ray Monk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385722044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385722049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2014 pg. 24","brand":"Ray Monk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048622780671,"sku":"9780385722049","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aed92b23-842d-49aa-8a7f-0f477304b6b9.jpg?v=1684996848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robert-oppenheimer-ray-monk-9780385722049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}