American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin - The 845th Greatest Nonfiction Book of All Time

American Prometheus by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2005. Twenty-five years in the making, the book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The book's title references the legend of Prometheus, as mentioned in Scientific Monthly in September 1945:

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Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Audible Audio Edition	13817	$17.95		2007
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Hardcover	321397	$186.85	$54.07	2005
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Paperback	33526	$9.99	$2.70
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Audio CD	1653136	$25.89
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Hardcover	2449700	$88.51	$1.29	2008
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Part 1	Audio Cassette	7352099	$5.89		2007
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer Part 2	Audio Cassette	23881347	$38.29		2007
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer	Kindle Edition	40527	$10.99		2007
Prometeo americano [American Prometheus]: El triunfo y la tragedia de J. Robert Oppenheimer [The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer]	Audible Audiobook	57186	$27.28		2023