The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes introduces the people, the science and the war that led to the development of the atomic bomb. It explores into the minds of some brilliant intellectuals struggling with theoretical physics and using it in revolutionary ways. Rhodes describes the scientists and politicians whose names are forever linked to the history of the atomic bomb. He presents the physics that led scientists to discover and control nuclear fission. Gives a detail account of history of WW II, Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the Japanese civilian perspective, the arms race of the Cold War and the US policy toward the use of fission weapon on civilians. It is a thought-provoking and masterful work to understand the 20th century, its history, politics, scientific developments and psychological and ethical viewpoints.
