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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan.
Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly -- or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity there was a span of hardly more than twenty-five years. What began as merely an interesting speculative problem in physics grew into the Manhattan Project, and then into the Bomb with frightening rapidity, while scientists known only to their peers -- Szilard, Teller, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Meitner, Fermi, Lawrence, and yon Neumann -- stepped from their ivory towers into the limelight.
Richard Rhodes takes us on that journey step by step, minute by minute, and gives us the definitive story of man's most awesome discovery and invention. The Making of the Atomic Bomb has been compared in its sweep and importance to William L. Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. It is at once a narrative tour de force and a document as powerful as its subject.
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100 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 17, 2009 Type: User Review |
Must Read
Its hard to add anything substantial when reviewing a book with 137 five star reviews, but I'll try any way.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
Ares befriends Prometheus and Pandora
Few schooled in 1950-60s can fail to remember clumsy `duck-and-cover' squats choreographed in lockered hallways or under classroom desks. The nuclear age, born at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, bestowed omnipresent dread (and an...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 17, 2008 Type: User Review |
Destroyer of Worlds
Turn off the TV, grab some hot coffee, and curl up in a comfortable chair because this is a heavy-duty book. In 928 pages including text, notes, bibliography and index, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, by Richard Rhodes, is the who, what, where,...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 27, 2008 Type: User Review |
Science, Politics, People, History, Warfare
Awesome book. This book provides a unique blend of science, politics, people, history, warfare and interpersonal relationships. I am a mathematician with a minor in physics and a former US Air Force officer. I recall most of the names of key...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
Simply amazing.
Richard Rhodes provides the definitive account of the making of the Atomic Bomb. This book covers the characters, the technological dilemmas and all of the politics involved in making the atomic bomb. Starting with the various scientists and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
The making of the atomic bomb
I'm only half way through the book. However, it is making all the physicist that I read about in my science courses come alive. It is a great read.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 26, 2008 Type: User Review |
greatest book I've ever read - got me to study physics
This book is exciting to read and technically detailed. It gives a history not only of those involved in the production of the actual bomb, but of the physics and discovery of the atom and its components. No text book from walker or lectures from...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 20, 2008 Type: User Review |
Great book if you like history and physics
Great book if you are interested in the subject of science and nuclear physics. The book does a good job of explaining a lot of technical jargon in layman terms and tells a compelling story of the scientists involved. I read this book back in...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 07, 2008 Type: User Review |
Outstanding Book
Myself not being a scientist there were parts of this book that were hard to understand theoretically speaking, but the historical story the book brings forth is hard not to understand. Between the people making blind discoveries to educated...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
the best book on the manhattan project, the personalities and the science
this is a fascinating read for people that enjoy science, technology, and the quirky, industrious, oftentimes brilliant people that can change history with their creations. the writing is superb. it is crafted in such a way that you feel like...
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