[ExI] Interesting book

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of SR Ballard
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Subject: [ExI] Interesting book

 

In his spare time, a lay person researches the most accurate publically-available book on the bombs dropped on Japan. 

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/12/15/atomic-john

 

The book’s simply called “Atomic Bombs”.

 

Just goes to show that with diligence you can teach yourself anything— even government secrets.

 

 

 

 

A lot of that is declassified now.  Typically 50 years is long enough to keep that stuff secret.  If one is really interested in this topic, I do highly recommend Richard Rhodes’ excellent “Making of the Atomic Bomb” for he really did his homework on that one.  Lotsa physics in there but it is not out of reach of the non-geek.  He really put a lot of the heart and soul into that story.

 

Feynman has also written a lot about that episode of history.

 

spike

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