The Book Prize Index

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

Biography of American physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Physics -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryScience & DiscoveryEnvironment, Conservation & PollutionMedicine, Health & the BodyMental Health & Psychology

Award History

3 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor2006WinnerSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyMajor2005WinnerSecondary source
Duff Cooper Prize: History, Biography & Political Science2008WinnerSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    • J. Robert Oppenheimer92%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    40 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.