Michael Joseloff
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Chasing Heisenberg: The Race for the Atom Bomb… door Michael Joseloff
This book presents a good overview of the scientific conflict between Axis and Allied atomic bomb regimes. Unfortunately it is not long enough to be comprehensive of either the American or the German projects. It also uses some quotes from Oppenheimer's security hearings out of context, further deepening the popular perception that Oppenheimer was anything other than a loyal American patriot during his time as the director of the Manhattan Project. Other than these qualms, I found it to be well-researched and written in a very accessible way to non-scientists.… (meer)
I really enjoyed this book. I think I enjoyed it more than most books on this topic because it was neither of the following: 1) not wholly focused on the possible ethical/conscience battles the physicists faced, and 2) wasn’t overly technical and primarily focused on explaining the hard physics of their successes and failures. It really was a well rounded look at the people, impact the war, and the effect the discovery of a sustained fission reaction had on the study of physics and the world.
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