Dark Sun · The Making Of The Hydrogen Bomb
- Authors
- Rhodes, Richard
- Publisher
- Simon Schuster
- Tags
- history , science , war
- ISBN
- 9780684824147
- Date
- 1995-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 9.85 MB
- Lang
- en
An engrossing history of the scientific discoveries, political maneuverings, and cold-war espionage leading to the creation of mankind's most destructive weapon.
Includes 94 archival photographs and a glossary with brief descriptions of the hundreds of people interviewed and discussed in the book. Author Richard Rhodes won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his previous atomic tome, The Making of the Atomic Bomb.