The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph—and the unimaginable, world-ending peril it brought us.

Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilli…

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