Sunday, October 7, 2012

Book: Fallout, by Jim Ottaviani et al

Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic BombFallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political Science of the Atomic Bomb by Jim Ottaviani

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Detailed look at some of what transpired during and after the making of the atomic bomb, as told through the perspectives of some of the key players. Ottaviani uses original documents as source material for much of the book, including the story of Oppenheimer's troubles with Communist witch hunts. Someone who isn't familiar with the Manhattan Project or the work (scientific as well as political) that preceded and followed it may be a bit lost though.



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