Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb
Although significantly shorter than the prize won American Prometheus (2005), the inspiration for the 2023 movie, this volumetric adaptation for young people is still swollen with finely chopped details. The authors cover the life of Oppenheimer, from houses and horses to the hearing of the Kangaroo court, which led to its instant fall from the “favorite physics of America” to the “most famous victim of the McCarty era”. Disappointing, readers wishing to remain the course will not find the study of the original of scientific breakthroughs and engineering wonders, which Oppenheimer chairs as the director of the Manhattan project, which gave rise to the first nuclear weapon. What is still very clear is how the conflict between his deep moral sensitivity and his equally deep love for the scientific truth and the country that betrayed him made him a tragic hero in the classic vein. The main figures are white, but the authors correctly recognize the government of the cavalier displacement of Latin farmers around Los Alamos and the Micronesian inhabitants of the bikini atoll, along with the relentless path to radioactive dust, have taken these communities. The authors have also repeatedly noted that Japanese leaders are maneuvering to the show, even when the US government killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (This review was updated for accuracy.)
