DARK SUN: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
by Richard Rhodes
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Author: Richard RhodesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-08-06
ISBN: 0684824140
Number of pages: 736
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Summary of DARK SUN: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War. Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years.An engrossing history of the scientific discoveries, political maneuverings, and cold-war espionage leading to the creation of mankind's most destructive weapon.
Includes 94 archival photographs and a glossary with brief descriptions of the hundreds of people interviewed and discussed in the book. Author Richard Rhodes won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his previous atomic tome, The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
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