Robert Oppenheimer: A Portrait Against the Background of the Atomic Age. The Great Discovery and Personal Tragedy: The Life of a Genius Who Changed the Fate of the World

The author takes the reader through the complicated biographical path of the "father of the atomic bomb": from a golden but lonely childhood in New York to scientific revelations during his work in the world’s physical science centers and leading a secret project in Los Alamos. You will see how a withdrawn young man, who experienced a deep crisis, transforms into a charismatic leader of the "Manhattan Project," and later becomes a tragic victim of political intrigues in the McCarthy era.

The book not only reconstructs the chronology of events but also attempts to unravel the "Oppenheimer enigma," understand the internal conflict and moral torments of the brilliant scientist, and represent the weight of his truly Faustian bargain with the era.