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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

25th anniversary. ed. S. & S. 2012. 896p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781451677614. pap. $21.

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This in-depth study of the science and personalities behind early nuclear physics won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. In a new foreword, Rhodes reflects on the current state of nuclear arms. (LJ 3/1/87)

Reviewed by Susannah Hamm , Mar 01, 2013

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