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    Martin J. Sherwin - Wikipedia

    • Martin Jay Sherwin (July 2, 1937 – October 6, 2021) was an American historian. His scholarship mostly concerned the history of nuclear weapons and nuclear proliferation. He served on the faculty at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California, Berkeley, and as the Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and Ame… See more

    Early life and education

    Sherwin was born on July 2, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, to Mimi (nee Karp) and Harold Sherwin. His mother was a … See more

    Career

    After completing his bachelors, Sherwin briefly worked for the United States Navy, serving as an intelligence officer in Hawaii and Japan. He joined Tufts University as a member of the faculty in 1980 and establishe… See more

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    BornMartin Jay Sherwin · July 2, 1937 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
    DiedOctober 6, 2021 (aged 84) · Washington, D.C., U.S.
    EducationDartmouth College (BA) · University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
    DisciplineHistory
    Works

    • A World Destroyed (various editions, 1975, 1987, 2003)
    • American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, (2005), with Kai Bird
    • Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette fro… See more

    Personal life

    Sherwin was married to Susan (née Smukler), with whom he lived in Washington, D.C., and Aspen, Colorado. They had a son and a daughter; his daughter pre-deceased him in 2010. He died in Wa… See more

    External links

    • Appearances on C-SPAN
    • Martin J. Sherwin at IMDb as Martin Sherman
    • Martin J. Sherwin at IMDb
    • Profile at Tufts University (archived)… See more

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  1. New York Times
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    Martin Sherwin, Prize-winning Biographer of …

    Oct 12, 2021 · Martin J. Sherwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atom bomb, and a scholar who plumbed the history and impact of the nuclear age,...

  2. The Nation
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    Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021) - The Nation

    Nov 3, 2021 · A tribute to the historian and biographer of the nuclear age, who co-wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Prometheus with Kai Bird. Learn about his life, work, and legacy in this obituary by his friend and collaborator.

  3. AHA
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    Martin J. Sherwin (1937–2021) - AHA

  4. The Washington Post
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    Martin J. Sherwin, whose Oppenheimer biography won …

    Oct 9, 2021 · Martin J. Sherwin, a Cold War and nuclear weapons historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for co-writing “American Prometheus,” an exhaustive biography of Manhattan Project director J. Robert...

  5. George Mason University
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    In memoriam: Martin Sherwin - George Mason University

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    American Prometheus - Wikipedia

    American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a 2005 biography of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the Manhattan Project which produced the first nuclear weapons, written by Kai …

  8. The Pulitzer Prizes
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    American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert …

  9. Wilson Center
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    Martin Sherwin - Wilson Center

    Sep 5, 2017 · Martin J. Sherwin was University Professor of History at George Mason University. His most recent book, "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" (with Kai Bird) won the 2006 Pulitzer …

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  10. The Globe and Mail
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    Pulitzer winner Martin J. Sherwin, scholar of atomic …

    Oct 10, 2021 · Martin J. Sherwin, a leading scholar of atomic weapons who in “A World Destroyed” challenged support for the U.S. bombing of Japan and spent more than two decades researching the pioneering...