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Description edit
Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few great discoveries have evolved... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
1930s through end of World War II
- Los Alamos: one of two laboratories in the United States where the design of nuclear weapons happened
First Sentence edit
In London, where Southampton Row passes Russell Square, across from the British Museum in Bloomsbury, Leo Szilard waited irritably one gray Depression morning for the stoplight to change.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 37 of 39 in Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction Books: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Age of Jackson, and followed by Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richard Rhodes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0671441337
Page Count: 886
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1986
ISBN: 0671441337
Page Count: 886
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1988: General Nonfiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (1987: General Nonfiction, Winner)
- National Book Award (1987: Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 623.4511909
Subjects edit
- Books › Science › Physics › Nuclear Physics › Atomic & Nuclear Physics
- Books › History › Military › Weapons & Warfare › Nuclear
- Books › History › World › 20th Century
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › History › Military › Strategy
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › History › Military Science
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