• Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb

  • Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
  • By: Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird, Eric Singer
  • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

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Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb

By: Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird, Eric Singer
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Publisher's summary

The #1 New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus was the inspiration for the blockbuster film, OPPENHEIMER, and is now adapted for young listeners.

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.

Listeners 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.

©2025 Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird, Eric Singer (P)2025 Listening Library
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