History
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes · 1986
Lindy Score
4,806·Classic
40 yrs
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Why it endured
The definitive history of the Manhattan Project — a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the scientific, political, and human story behind the most consequential weapon ever built.
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