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This is a succinct and frightening look at the way that the race to develop the atomic bomb played out. The odd mixture of sympathies that led to the Russians obtaining the design of the first plutonium bomb was very interesting. While I don't agree with their reasoning, I can better understand what the American and British scientists who gave away secrets were thinking.
The book also did a great job of explaining why U-235 and Plutonium bombs had different designs, and some of the weird and dan ...more
The book also did a great job of explaining why U-235 and Plutonium bombs had different designs, and some of the weird and dan ...more
This book was amazing.
Most everyone knows about the Manhattan project - the group of scientists that built the atomic bomb during WWII. But Bomb: The Race to Build -and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin digs deeper to give us all the mystery and intrigue behind that scientific feat. Beginning in 1938 with the discovery that splitting uranium atoms was possible and continuing past the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Sheinkin has crafted rip-roaring ride that will have ...more
Most everyone knows about the Manhattan project - the group of scientists that built the atomic bomb during WWII. But Bomb: The Race to Build -and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin digs deeper to give us all the mystery and intrigue behind that scientific feat. Beginning in 1938 with the discovery that splitting uranium atoms was possible and continuing past the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Sheinkin has crafted rip-roaring ride that will have ...more
Oct 11, 2012
Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)
marked it as to-read
Aug 06, 2013
Jennette Neville
marked it as to-read
