The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Details the making of the atomic bomb. Includes diagrams and pictures documenting people and places.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Penguin
- Year
- 1986
- ISBN-13
- 9780671441333
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Atomic bomb developmentNuclear physicsWorld War II
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionWonMajor(1988)
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1987)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1987)
Other awarded books from Richard Rhodes
- Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
- Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
- John James Audubon: The Making of an American
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