The making of the atomic bomb
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Making of the nuclear age volume 1.
Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.
Physical Desc:
838 pages, [42] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Central
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Fair Oaks
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McClatchy
623.45119 R477b 2012
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**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award**
The definitive history of nuclear weapons—from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.
This sweeping account begins in the 19th century, with the discovery of nuclear fission, and continues to World War Two and the Americans' race to beat Hitler's Nazis. That competition launched the Manhattan Project and the nearly overnight construction of a vast military-industrial complex that culminated in the fateful dropping of the first bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Reading like a character-driven suspense novel, the book introduces the players in this saga of physics, politics, and human psychology—from FDR and Einstein to the visionary scientists who pioneered quantum theory and the application of thermonuclear fission, including Planck, Szilard, Bohr, Oppenheimer, Fermi, Teller, Meitner, von Neumann, and Lawrence.
From nuclear power's earliest foreshadowing in the work of H.G. Wells to the bright glare of Trinity at Alamogordo and the arms race of the Cold War, this dread invention forever changed the course of human history, and The Making of The Atomic Bomb provides a panoramic backdrop for that story.
Richard Rhodes's ability to craft compelling biographical portraits is matched only by his rigorous scholarship. Told in rich human, political, and scientific detail that any reader can follow, The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a thought-provoking and masterful work.
The definitive history of nuclear weapons—from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb.
This sweeping account begins in the 19th century, with the discovery of nuclear fission, and continues to World War Two and the Americans' race to beat Hitler's Nazis. That competition launched the Manhattan Project and the nearly overnight construction of a vast military-industrial complex that culminated in the fateful dropping of the first bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Reading like a character-driven suspense novel, the book introduces the players in this saga of physics, politics, and human psychology—from FDR and Einstein to the visionary scientists who pioneered quantum theory and the application of thermonuclear fission, including Planck, Szilard, Bohr, Oppenheimer, Fermi, Teller, Meitner, von Neumann, and Lawrence.
From nuclear power's earliest foreshadowing in the work of H.G. Wells to the bright glare of Trinity at Alamogordo and the arms race of the Cold War, this dread invention forever changed the course of human history, and The Making of The Atomic Bomb provides a panoramic backdrop for that story.
Richard Rhodes's ability to craft compelling biographical portraits is matched only by his rigorous scholarship. Told in rich human, political, and scientific detail that any reader can follow, The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a thought-provoking and masterful work.
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Book
Edition:
25th anniversary ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781451677614, 1451677618
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 805-818) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Rhodes, R. (2012). The making of the atomic bomb. 25th anniversary ed. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Richard, 1937-. 2012. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Richard, 1937-, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. 25th anniversary ed. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.
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