Kai Byrd and Martin Sherwin Oppenheimer. The Triumph and Tragedy of the American Prometheus Book

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In the desert of New Mexico on July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was secretly detonated. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the head of the Manhattan Project, was deeply affected by the destructive power of his creation. From that point on, he became dedicated to preventing the development of the hydrogen bomb and averting nuclear war. However, subsequent tests of weapons of mass destruction on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki undermined all his efforts. Oppenheimer was suspected of being a communist and an espionage agent for the Soviet Union. He faced oppression and persecution from the FBI and had to withdraw from public life. His private life was also intruded upon; his phone was tapped, his wife was falsely labeled an alcoholic, and he was accused of having extramarital affairs with both women and men. Just as the creation of the atomic bomb destroyed Oppenheimer as a scientist and public figure, an even more terrible bomb destroyed his body and mind. He carried this bomb within himself until the last moment, trying to prevent an individual catastrophe. Only in 1963 was he rehabilitated by President Kennedy, and thanks to this, Oppenheimer's character acquired a different significance for the whole world. The book "Oppenheimer: Triumph and Tragedy of an American Prometheus" is the result of 30 years of interviews with Oppenheimer's family, friends, and colleagues, research in FBI files, analysis of speeches and testimonies, and the discovery of private documents. It is a meticulous biography that outlines the fundamental milestones in the life of the most famous scientist of his generation, one of the iconic figures of the 20th century. For him, triumph and tragedy were intricately woven together with a Gordian knot.