The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Rhodes
Rhodes tells, for the first time, in rich human, political and scientific detail, 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. 128 photos.
Richard Rhodes is the author or editor of twentytwo books, most recently the author of The Twilight of the Bomb, the last volume in a quartet about nuclear history. The first, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, won the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award. He has received numerous fellowships for research and writing, including grants from the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and a host and correspondent for documentaries on public television's Frontline and American Experience series. An affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, he lectures frequently to audiences in the United States and abroad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780671657192 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671657194 |
| Title | The Making of the Atomic Bomb |
| Author | Rhodes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 1988-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 886 |
| Prizes | Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1988 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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