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Books by Richard Rhodes mentioned on podcasts
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The making of the atomic bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes is a monumental historical account that chronicles the scientific breakthroughs, political pressures, and brilliant personalities behind the creation of the world's first nuclear weapons.
Recommended“Rachel, um Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodess, which I think it it reads like a blockbuster movie, but it is an 850 page book about physics. um all about how scientific breakthroughs and discoveries happen and very much how about how they're shaped by um social forces, political events, and government priorities.”
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Energy
Energy by Richard Rhodes is a comprehensive historical narrative that examines humanity's continuous relationship with power sources and technological progress over the centuries.
Recommended“The next one I would say is Energy, a human history by Richard Rhodess. Um, a historian that I think rightfully puts energy at the sort of center of the human story.”
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