Area54 Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 10:15 PM, beecee said: Best science book I have read? By a long way, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes. Not so much about the making of the bomb, as more a total history of late 19th, to 20th century Physics and Chemistry from Rhoentgen and Bequeral, to Curie and Mitner and through to Fermi, Bohr, Feynman and Einstein. Great read!! His book, Dark Sun - The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, is also excellent, but is much more a historical story than a scientific one, not that the science is ignored. I notice that his earlier book won Rhodes the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.
beecee Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Area54 said: His book, Dark Sun - The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, is also excellent, but is much more a historical story than a scientific one, not that the science is ignored. I notice that his earlier book won Rhodes the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction. Sadly I have not had the pleasure of reading his sequel, but just checked on some reviews, which have prompted me to obtain it. https://www.amazon.com.au/Dark-Sun-Rhodes/dp/0684824140 extract: 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.-Marcia Bartusiak, The Washington Post Book World Rhodes 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.-Paul Preuss, San Jose Mercury News
Col Not Colin Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 Hi everyone. Request for advice: This is a book talk type thread. Is there a similar thread for YouTube videos? I'd like to see someone talking. I've been stuck in with a covid lockdown too long and I want to see a person talking some science. (I also have a burning desire to complain about one youtube video I recently watched - but that's another issue).
iNow Posted February 1, 2021 Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Col Not Colin said: Request for advice: This is a book talk type thread. Is there a similar thread for YouTube videos? Yes 1
SamuelRichards Posted February 13, 2021 Posted February 13, 2021 Only recently I finished reading the book "The Creation of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes, I was very impressed, now, according to the recommendations above, I will read "The Dark Sun - Creation of the H-Bomb".
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