An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

1 book referenced

Books by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus

Referenced in 2 episodes

344: Oppenheimer: The Witch Hunt (Part 2)

June 23, 2023

Context:

Referenced as the biography of Oppenheimer on which the Christopher Nolan film is based. The hosts discuss how it refers to Oppenheimer as 'Prometheus' and quote from it extensively throughout the podcast.

343: Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atom Bomb (Part 1)

June 22, 2023

Context:

Explicitly mentioned as the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that inspired Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer film. The hosts discuss how the title references the Prometheus myth as a metaphor for Oppenheimer's story.