The Making of the Atomic Bomb

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1998
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The author recounts the story of how the atomic bomb was developed, from the discovery at the turn of century of the vast energy locked inside the atom, to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan during the Second World War.

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The author recounts the story of how the atomic bomb was developed, from the discovery at the turn of century of the vast energy locked inside the atom, to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan during the Second World War.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 896
Edition: New
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05 May 1998
ISBN 10: 0684813785
ISBN 13: 9780684813783

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Carl Sagan A stirring intellectual adventure...clear, fast-paced, and indispensable.

Author Bio

Richard Rhodes is the author of several books. He received the Pulitzer prize for THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB and the History of Science Society's Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize for DARK SUN.