Books by William Lanouette
“He was…a major force in starting the whole atomic bomb effort. He was really instigator of the letter that was sent to Roosevelt, that started the Manhattan Project. He and Edward Teller went to Einstein and convinced him to put his name on this letter…Szilard was very politically active. We see this in the Oppenheimer movie: he’s the one with the petition, trying to get the demonstration of the bomb. He was a gadfly. He was somebody who was always going against the grain, annoying people, but also making them think about things. He always had out-of-left-field ideas, but very interesting ones. Szilard was distraught by nuclear weapons.” Read more...
Books about J Robert Oppenheimer (to Read After the Movie)
Mark Wolverton, Science Writer
Interviews where books by William Lanouette were recommended
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Kai Bird & Martin Sherwin -
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The Oppenheimer Alternative
by Robert J. Sawyer -
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes -
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
by Richard Rhodes -
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Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
by William Lanouette & with Bela Silard
Books about J Robert Oppenheimer (to Read After the Movie), recommended by Mark Wolverton
Books about J Robert Oppenheimer (to Read After the Movie), recommended by Mark Wolverton
It’s not often that a movie about something we know a lot about lives up to expectations, but when it came to the Oppenheimer movie, science writer Mark Wolverton—who has read almost every book he could find about the making of the atomic bomb—was impressed. As a bonus to his interview (on the history of physics), he shared some recommendations of books to read for others who enjoyed it, including a sci-fi novel in which Oppenheimer’s life takes a different turn.
