The Making of the Atomic Bomb | 
I‘m not quite sure what to do with a book about the making of the atomic bomb that spends more than an hour on the pre- and immediately-post World War I atmosphere of Budapest. It‘s fascinating stuff, and has convinced me that I need to read something on the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and it‘s downfall. But I sometimes forget that it‘s a book about the atom bomb and will, one perhaps, eventually end up there!
pickA great story of science, war, history, politics, a story that uniquely blends humanity‘s greatest talents with its gravest errors. A triumphant scientific and industrial effort of the greatest minds racing to invent the way of humankind‘s self-destruction.
Fascinating, educational, and food for thought for a long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#audiowalk - while our area is flat and mostly urban, there are small pleasures like this eentsy-weensy waterfall in the nearby park.
pickDense and informative, this book is the definitive source on the Manhattan Project and its precursors. It starts with basic discoveries about the atom and ends with Japan surrendering after the plutonium bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. Personally, I‘ve read a lot of material on nuclear physics and yet I learned a great deal. There are many moments that will stick with me from this book.
