Comment on Ask HN: Any recommendation for a good History of Science book?Comments−dilippkumar4y“The making of the atomic bomb” by Richard Rhodes is a fantastic history of nuclear physics.−kippinitreal4yThe sequel “Dark Sun” is also quite good. Continues the story into the making of the hyrogen bomb, the Teller-Ulam design, and the USSR’s efforts. Much shorter too :)−throw0101a4y* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rhodes* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb
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“The making of the atomic bomb” by Richard Rhodes is a fantastic history of nuclear physics.
The sequel “Dark Sun” is also quite good. Continues the story into the making of the hyrogen bomb, the Teller-Ulam design, and the USSR’s efforts. Much shorter too :)
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rhodes
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb