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Richard Rhodes: The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback, 1995, Simon & Schuster) 5 stars

Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete …

Review of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Wow. An utterly stunning read that is both illuminating and horrifying in providing a breathtaking level of historical insight and context into the scientific, political, and wartime events (across both wars) that led to the making and dropping of the first atomic bombs.

An absolute brick of a read, clocking in at almost a solid week of full-time reading (30+ hours) but the best thing I've read all year, and fully deserving of its Pulitzer.

Required reading for the 21st century I'd argue.