Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes is an American historian, journalist, and author known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986), which chronicles the history of nuclear fission, the Manhattan Project, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He has published over 25 books on topics including nuclear history, energy, and his own childhood experiences with foster care and institutionalization. Rhodes has received numerous awards and fellowships, and continues to lecture widely on nuclear issues.
history
nonfiction
journalism
memoir
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
Energy: A Human History
Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World it Made
Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature
Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist
Dark Sun: The Making Of The Hydrogen Bomb
Masters of Death: The SS-Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust
Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World it Made
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Vintage)
Nuclear Renewal: Common Sense About Energy
Deadly Feasts: The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Deadly Feasts: The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses and Historians.
Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
Energy: A Human History