@wellerstein New Oppie bio explores his contributions to physics - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323744604578472720007815326.html ….
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@SchwartzCNS ouch: "the author's approach demonstrates why prev. biographers did not bother with detailed descriptions of Opp's [science]"
@SchwartzCNS Seems pretty par for the course as far as Oppenheimer bios go. Nothing new. Even the science details are present elsewhere.
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@wellerstein I thought "American Prometheus" was the best bio I've ever read (of anyone). Hard to see how to improve on that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Janet Maslin's take, critical but not entirely so - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/28/books/robert-oppenheimer-a-life-inside-the-center-by-ray-monk.html …. -
@SchwartzCNS All of the reviews have a serious "ho-hum" quality. I just wonder how someone gets a book like that reviewed *everywhere*.
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