The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes

The Making of the Atomic Bomb

Richard Rhodes

838 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced

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The definitive history of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project. From the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan, Richard Rhodes's Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the science, the people...

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informative 93%
challenging 53%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%
adventurous 26%
dark 26%
sad 26%
reflective 20%

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medium 33%

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