The Making of the Atomic Bomb, (Paperback)

from SortaSavageLike

The Making of the Atomic Bomb is perhaps the finest history book I've ever read. It's more than just a treatise on Hiroshima, Oppenheimer, and the Manhattan Project. It's a richly detailed epic, exploring in in-depth detail the history of atomic physics, the personalities of the scientists behind...

from breic

Amazing story. I had expected just a story of the development of the atomic bomb itself, but the first half covers the development of the necessary atomic physics (very well explained). Full of incredible details, I learned a lot. It concludes with a powerful description of the Hiroshima bombing.

from neurodrew

The Making of the Atomic Bomb Richard Rhodes Oct 2, 2010 8:03 PM This is a comprehensive narrative history of the development of nuclear physics in the 20th century, culminating in the realization that a chain reaction could lead to an explosive device, and then the history of the incredible effo...

from stellarexplorer

This is a powerful, deeply affecting book. Its 800 pages are dense, and require much of the reader. But in return is a comprehensive account of the development of the atomic bomb: the nuclear physics of the first decades of 20th century that made the effort possible; the historical context that l...

from Nancy

I thought my husband woenjoy it after seeing the movie and he has a birthday soon. Oops, he found it and had already read it. Liked it, too. Now , I stead, it's a birthday gift for our oldest son.