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This book was selected for the December 2014 discussion at my local library book club. The book is a wonderful resource for a momentous and life-changing event in world history - the development of the atomic bomb.
I listened to the book on audio CD.
interesting quote (page number from hardcover edition with ISBN13 9781451617528):
"But after too many nights of relying on canned ham, Dot found herself making a vow: If this war was ever over, and rationing somehow became a thing of the past, and the ...more
I listened to the book on audio CD.
interesting quote (page number from hardcover edition with ISBN13 9781451617528):
"But after too many nights of relying on canned ham, Dot found herself making a vow: If this war was ever over, and rationing somehow became a thing of the past, and the ...more
A compelling account of one part of the building of the atom bomb. I learned quite a lot by reading this book. I had not realized that not all the work was in Los Alamos New Mexico. This story focuses on Oak Ridge Tennessee. With its' segregration rules, it made things a bit difficult. I had also not realized that people were administered plutonium to track its affects, without their knowledge. But humanizing the people who worked here was the biggest impression. I had always wondered how someon
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May 25, 2015
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