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Bit dated, the trouble with writing about the future as it’s unfolding is the future tends to show up, fully equipped with evidence proving you wrong. Its a good book, Carr’s a good writer and he definitely did his homework, but his conclusions are very questionable.

I am only a handful of pages in and already I have complicated feelings about this book.

This book took the author 26 years, two advances from the publisher, and the need for a co-author, to be published. The original commissioning editor at Knopff died, requiring a replacement. The author's own family were certain he was going to die before it was published. The amount of detailed research is unsurpassed, and really shows in the text. I loved it, more than the movie, which reduced a number of the people involved to caricatures.

A thoroughly researched book, full of great information and interesting facts.

I struggled with this book at first, but something clicked into place around Chapter 3 or so, and now I’m blasting through it, and when I’m not reading it I can’t wait to get back to it. A detailed piece of work, meticulously researched, and written in an easy to read prose style. Full of fantastic moments from Oppenheimer’s life, the small incidents of a life, as well as the grand scale of historic events. A who’s who of the early days of particle physics.

Important journalism business!

I'm writing a parody of a detransition-regret story, featuring people who regret their Harry Potter tattoos.

If you regret your Harry Potter tattoo and you'd enjoy being part of a very lighthearted, low-effort news story, reply or get in touch. #trans #journalism

Borrowed from my university library today and I’m engrossed already.