The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb is Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that traces the scientific, political, and human story behind the development of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Making of the Atomic Bomb canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ science history book ⓘ |
| author |
James Gleick
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surface form:
Richard Rhodes
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| awarded |
National Book Awards
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surface form:
National Book Award
National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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| awardYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| features |
biographical sketches of scientists
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political and military context of World War II ⓘ technical explanations of nuclear physics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of nuclear weapons on global politics
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international scientific collaboration and competition ⓘ race to build the first atomic bomb ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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military history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb ⓘ |
| influenced | public understanding of nuclear history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFigureCovered |
Albert Einstein
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Edward Teller ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Leo Szilard ⓘ Leslie R. Groves Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Leslie Groves
Niels Bohr ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 800 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic work on the history of the atomic bomb ⓘ |
| setting |
Germany
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Japan ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| structure | narrative history ⓘ |
| subject |
Manhattan Project
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World War II ⓘ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ development of nuclear weapons ⓘ ethical issues of nuclear weapons ⓘ history of nuclear physics ⓘ political decision-making about nuclear weapons ⓘ scientific research in wartime ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 19th century to 1945 ⓘ |
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