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| Author | Richard Rhodes |
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| Subject | Manhattan Project |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback), E-book, Audio |
| Pages | 886 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-671-44133-3 |
| OCLC | 231117096 |
| 623.4/5119/09 19 | |
| LC Class | QC773 .R46 1986 |
The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a history book written by the American journalist and historian Richard Rhodes, first published by Simon & Schuster in 1987. The book won multiple awards, including Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. The narrative covers people and events from early 20th century discoveries leading to the science of nuclear fission, through the Manhattan Project and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.