Oppenheimer and the American Century

This much anticipated magisterial biography is not merely the life story of a brilliant physicist, it tells the hidden story of the political and social forces that shaped the world in the twentieth century: the rise of American science.

"Cassidy's book...is probably the best single study of Oppenheimer to date."
---B. Bernstein, Physics World

"Now David Cassidy brings us the best account of Oppenheimer's life in science with J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century."
---T. Powers, NY Review of Books

"Cassidy covers this ground admirably in his thoughtful biography of Oppenheimer."
--Scientific American

"This biography is a detailed and beautifully written work. Cassidy expands beyond the traditional scope of a biography and expertly explores the surrounding environment that shaped Oppenheimer's life."
---Atomic Archive

"Cassidy...has written a book that neither praises Oppenheimer nor buries his reputation but, rather, puts some tarnish upon the icon."
---G. Herken, Science

"Unlike many other biographers of Oppenheimer, Cassidy assesses his role as a twentieth century theoretical physicist."
--Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues

" Das fluessig geschriebene, in seinen Quellen gut belegte Werk sollte...zweifellos breiteres Interesse beanspruchen duerfen."
---Horst Kant, Physik Journal

J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century By David C. Cassidy

J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century
By David C. Cassidy