{"id":2165,"date":"2023-11-22T11:36:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jrstrayvejr.com\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:38:07","slug":"american-prometheus-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-j-robert-oppenheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrstrayvejr.com\/american-prometheus-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-j-robert-oppenheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
American Prometheus captured my interest early in the book. How could you not be intrigued by this statement by the physicist Freeman Dyson<\/a>: \u201cOppenheimer\u2019s decision to participate in the creation of a genocidal weapon was \u2018A Faustian Bargain if there ever was one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u2018bargain\u2019: Oppenheimer<\/a> led the efforts to create the atomic bomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Opie,\u2019 called by friends, students, and associates, was destined for greatness. Born in 1904 in New York to wealthy, educated parents, he had a leg up. The fact that he was later considered one of the greatest geniuses of the 20th<\/sup> century rounded out his destiny for greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reader has a unique opportunity to follow the life of a man who lived in the most fascinating of times. WWI, the Depression, WWII, and the Cold War framed his life. Oppenheimer was an active participant in the unfolding of physics and many of its applications. His contributions changed the course of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n