The Making of the Atomic Bomb
25th Anniversary Edition
$66.00
- Paperback
896 pages
- Release Date
12 June 2012
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781451677614 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1451677618 |
| Author: | Richard Rhodes |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 896 |
| Edition: | 25th |
| Release Date: | 12 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 953g |
| Dimensions: | 51mm x 152mm x 231mm |
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Critics Review
“The comprehensive history of the bomb–and also a work of literature.” -Tracy Kidder
Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public television’s Frontline and American Experience series, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.
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