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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Sloan Technology Series)by Richard Rhodes
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War. Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years. Review:Marcia BartusiakThe Washington Post Book WorldA dark tale told with gripping intensity....Chilling and brilliant. [The] authoritative and riveting sequel to [the] Pulitzer Prize-winning saga The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Review:Marcia Bartusiak The Washington Post Book World A dark tale told with gripping intensity....Chilling and brilliant. [The] authoritative and riveting sequel to [the] Pulitzer Prize-winning saga The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Review:Paul PreussSan Jose Mercury NewsRhodes is a meticulous scholar, yet his tale is as riveting as any suspense thriller, replete with fascinating and bizarre characters, exotic locales, and a cliff-hanging plot. And all of it is true. Review:Loma ArnoldNatureThis most rewarding book is unique in the grim grandeur of its scope, the richness and originality of its content, and its deep and humane understanding. Review:Loma Arnold Nature This most rewarding book is unique in the grim grandeur of its scope, the richness and originality of its content, and its deep and humane understanding. Review:Michael Beschloss, LosAngeles Times[Dark Sun] demonstrates the same ambition; literary skill; unrelenting research; talent for portraiture; understanding of the links between science, war and politics; willingness to stand up to large historical questions; and sound judgment that distinguished Richard Rhodes's 1988 book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. But this is the more important volume, not only because of its influence on the way we think about a half-century of world history, but because the hydrogen bomb continues to cast a shadow on the world today. Synopsis:Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War. Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [689]-703) and index. About the AuthorRichard Rhodes has written four novels and eight previous works of history and letters, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb. He lives in rural Connecticut. Table of ContentsContents Preface to the Sloan Technology Series Prologue: Deliveries Part One A Choice Between Worlds 1. 'A Smell of Nuclear Powder' 2. Diffusion 3. 'Material of Immense Value' 4. A Russian Connection 5. 'Super Lend-Lease' 6. Rendezvous 7. 'Mass Production' 8. Explosions 9. 'Provide the Bomb' 10. A Pretty Good Description Part Two New Weapons Added to the Arsenals 11. Transitions 12. Peculiar Sovereignties 13. Changing History 14. F-1 15. Modus Vivendi 16. Sailing Near the Wind 17. Getting Down to Business 18. 'This Buck Rogers Universe' 19. First Lightning 20. 'Gung-ho for the Super' Part Three Scorpions in a Bottle 21. Fresh Horrors 22. Lessons of Limited War 23. Hydrodynamic Lenses and Radiation Mirrors 24. Mike 25. Powers of Retaliation 26. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer 27. Scorpions in a Bottle Epilogue: 'The Gradual Removal of Prejudices' Acknowledgments Notes Glossary of Names Bibliography Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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