American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird (Goodreads Author), Martin J. Sherwin J.K. George's review Sep 17, 2023 · Good grief... where to start? This work is a stupendous and complete biography, with 600 pages of dense text as well as 120 additional pages of notes, quotes, bibliography, index, and…
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About: JK James George
J. K. (Jim) George writer and student of the world has been an avid amateur radio enthusiast, with special love for Morse code and radiosporting, since his teenage years, over fifty years ago. He started his hobby listening to short-wave broadcasts and long-distance AM radio stations. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he was president of the VT Amateur Radio Club and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering after serving as Chair of the Advisory Boards for both Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as the College of Engineering.
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Recent Comments by JK James George
- September 20, 2023 on Book Review; American Prometheus – The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
- September 20, 2023 on Book Review; American Prometheus – The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
- September 20, 2023 on Book Review; American Prometheus – The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
- September 20, 2023 on Book Review; American Prometheus – The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
- September 20, 2023 on Book Review; American Prometheus – The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin