- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday (4 July 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385604386
- ISBN-13: 978-0385604383
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"The great, enthralling story of the race to build the bomb is often as complicated and full of twists as nuclear physics itself. . . ."
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"Preston's revelatory history is rich in telling moments, powerful personalities, intense confrontations, and indelible images of the devastation delivered by nuclear weapons."
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"What Preston does better than any other writer is to capture the human aspects of the frankly exciting race to create a nuclear weapon . . ."
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Immensely readable and a fantastic account of the rapid development of this science and the horrors of the second world war.
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I was once loaned a copy of this book, and finally purchased my own copy.
It is a fascinating history of the atomic age, and worth reading carefully several times, as new things seem to come to light each time you read it.
It was so sad that Marie and Pierre Curie were, initially, so completely unaware of the dangerous nature of the new elements they were playing with, but then how could they know; they had only just discovered them.Before the Fall-out: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima
It is a fascinating history of the atomic age, and worth reading carefully several times, as new things seem to come to light each time you read it.
It was so sad that Marie and Pierre Curie were, initially, so completely unaware of the dangerous nature of the new elements they were playing with, but then how could they know; they had only just discovered them.Before the Fall-out: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima
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well worth the read - not the same level of detail as 'Making of the Atomic Bomb' (which is my favourite book of all time), but is easier to read.
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Great history & science book combined.
A long book, but definitely worth reading if you are interested in the history & science behind the atomic bomb era. Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Linda Rogers
A triumphant chronicle of the human story behind the atomic bomb
With next to no knowledge of Physics beyond GCSE level, this book was a fantastic insight into the world of the atom. Read more
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