Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, published to exceptional reviews in both the US and the UK, American Prometheus is as compelling a work of biography as it is a significant work of history.

'A tremendous work of scholarship' Financial Times

'Fascinating... Enthralling... All previous works on the topic are, in the nicest possible sense, blown out of the sky by a book which is, in both the proper and metaphorical meanings, monumental.' Mark Lawson, Esquire

'Its combination of meticulous scholarship and felicitous prose grasps the drama of Oppenheimer's life in all its riveting complexity... The story of 'the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer'...is also the story of the triumph and tragedy of the American Century.' Kenan Malik, Sunday Telegraph

'American Prometheus is, quite simply, a giant among biographies, a life story that at times reads like a thriller but which is also deeply authoritative and persuasively informative.' Robin McKie, Observer

'This is a magisterial biography: a masterpiece that has taken decades to put together. Although a whopping 600 pages long, it feels, if anything, slightly too short.' Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday