Science
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes
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How a few decades of physics led to a weapon that changed war and geopolitics forever — and the scientists who built it knowing what it meant.
A comprehensive history of nuclear physics and the Manhattan Project, from the discovery of radioactivity to Hiroshima, weaving science, politics, and the people involved.
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