The Biographers International Organization has named Kai Bird winner of the 2024 BIO Award, an honor bestowed annually by the organization "to a distinguished colleague who has made significant ...

When J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, formally resigned his directorship of the secret Los Alamos laboratory in 1945, he prophesied that "if atomic bombs are to be added as new ...

A look at how Christopher Nolan’s film builds on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s scholarly biography of the famed physicist A mysterious rumble grows insistently rhythmic every now and again in ...

Kai Bird is the co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer, the book which inspired Christopher Nolan’s movie released over the weekend. Awarded the Pulitzer ...

The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game This gut-wrenching account from sociologist Mauldin (Made to Hear) spotlights the hardships endured by couples in the U.S. when one partner becomes ...

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Aug. 19—Reading Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," it's surprising that Chris Nolan's remarkable movie is only three hours long. ...