An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
American Prometheus
Author: Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Referenced in 2 episodes
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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.
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.