The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition

The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a comprehensive history of nuclear weapons, detailing the science, people, and sociopolitical realities that led to their development.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning book provides a panoramic backdrop for the story of how the atomic bomb was made, from the discovery of nuclear fission in the 19th century to the Manhattan Project and the race to beat Hitler's Nazis.

The book introduces readers 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.

With rigorous scholarship and compelling biographical portraits, The Making of the Atomic Bomb provides a thought-provoking and masterful work that will captivate readers with its rich human, political, and scientific detail.

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