Even structure wise it is beat by beat addendum to Nolan's film if you want to see beautifully upscaled pictures from the era.
Essentially it does the trick and clarifies things that are included in American Prometheus book but skipped in the movie like Oppie's extremely bourgeoisie early life and his stubbornnesses on his compulsive need to convey his genius to everyone. Also literally hearing things from the experts make you feel more knowledgeable on the area even if you just saw the exact thing in the movie.
People who hated the movie will not find anything of worth here but its recommended if you want to spend more time with oppie.
Essentially it does the trick and clarifies things that are included in American Prometheus book but skipped in the movie like Oppie's extremely bourgeoisie early life and his stubbornnesses on his compulsive need to convey his genius to everyone. Also literally hearing things from the experts make you feel more knowledgeable on the area even if you just saw the exact thing in the movie.
People who hated the movie will not find anything of worth here but its recommended if you want to spend more time with oppie.