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A gripping, authoritative account of the men, women, science, drama and intrigue behind the single most important event of the century: the discovery of nuclear energy and construction of the atomic bomb. 32 pages of black-and-white photographs.
 
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Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.

Date of Review:  Aug 6, 2000
Review: ?In London, where Southhampton Row passes Russell Square, across from the British Museum in Bloomsbury, Leo Szilard waited irritably one gray Depression morning for the stoplight to change. A trace of rain had fallen during the night; Tuesday,...
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The Modern Age, Technically and Spiritually

Date of Review:  Aug 6, 2000
Review: Richard Rhodes's The Making of the Atomic Bomb chronicles a period unique in world history, an age when brilliant minds in the service of numerous countries collaborated to create the most destructive weaponry we've yet seen, but at the same time...
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My Favorite Science Book, Ever

Date of Review:  Nov 23, 2003
Review: This is a definitive work on the making of the atomic bomb. From the germ of the idea to its completion, it tracks not only the actual activities associated with making the bomb, but the policy decisions and science behind it.

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Authors Richard Rhodes
Nonfiction Category History • Science
Nonfiction Subcategory Unknown
Awards 1988 Pulitzer Prize

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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books (August 01, 1995)
Measurements: 9.25"(h) x 6"(w) x 2"(d), 2.55 lbs.
ISBN: 9780684813783
 
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