The Making of the Atomic Bomb | Science and Society in Rhodes' Book
In this essay, Patnode evaluates Rhodes’ book with regard to the history of science and the relationship of science to society.
Rhodes’ The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a wellcrafted book with prose that is clear, understandable, and very engaging. Indeed, the book is hard to put down at times. No wonder it was received with almost universal critical acclaim and won three major book awards: the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. Rhodes gathers a fascinating cast of characters from the past and tells their stories in a lively, captivating style.
However, this focus on individuals is also one of the weak points of the book. In focusing on...
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