原子弹出世记
The making of the atomic bomb
Richard Rhodes · 初版 1986 年
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为什么值得读
- 以人物为线索还原早期核物理演进
- 精彩还原曼哈顿计划与洛斯阿拉莫斯内幕
- 帮助理解科研本质以扫清硬核科学疑惑
本书首次以丰富的人物、政治与科学细节，完整讲述了原子弹研制的始末，从世纪之交发现原子中锁藏的巨大能量，一直写到在日本投下首批原子弹。罕有哪项重大发现能演进得如此迅速——或者招致如此多的误解。从核能的理论探讨到 Trinity 试爆的耀眼光芒，前后跨度不过二十五年多一点。最初只是物理学中一个引人入胜的推测性问题，最终演变成了 Manhattan Project，进而演化成这枚……
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……科学研究究竟是怎么一回事，这样一来，当你要去学“硬核科学”时，很多原本可能会把你绕晕的地方就不会再困扰你了。我能给的一个推荐是罗兹的《原子弹秘史》。
…what scientific research is all about, so that many things that otherwise may end up being puzzling to you when you come to learn the "hard science", won't. One recommendation I can make is Rhodes' The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
我也推荐《原子弹秘史》。那本书基本上为我定义了什么是“叙事史”。比我当时读过的任何其他历史书都要好太多了。
I second the recommendation for The Making of the Atomic Bomb. That books more or less defined the category of "narrative history" for me. So much better than any other history I had ever read at the time.
……NIF（国家点火装置）的立项依据（核武库长久安全管理），我建议阅读并理解这篇关于现代核武器的简明导论：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon （罗兹的那几本书里，《原子弹秘史》是必读背景资料，要想深入了解背景背景故事，《末日之阳》也是必读）。特别是：NIH 的实验复现了热核武器的许多设计构想，但并没……
…rationale for the NIF (stockpile stewardship), I suggest reading and understanding this light introduction to modern nuclear weapons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon (the rhodes books, Making of the Atomic Bomb is required background reading, as is Dark Sun, if you want to get into the backstore). In particular: The NIH experiment recapitulates many of the design aspects of a thermonuclear weapon, but does…
荐书：《原子弹秘史》，理查德·罗兹著。一本极其引人入胜的书，从已知电子存在但原子仍是争议概念的时代讲起。它通过追踪具体人物的轨迹，还原了核物理学的发展历程……
Boon recommendation: The making of the atomic bomb by Richard Rhodes. An extremely interesting book that starts at a time when electrons were known but atoms were a disputed concept. It traces the development of nuclear physics by following the people,…
如果有人对曼哈顿计划的整体编年史感兴趣，包括洛斯阿拉莫斯发生的种种内幕，我真的强烈推荐罗兹的《原子弹秘史》（http://www.amazon.com/The-Making-Atomic-Bomb-Anniversary/dp/...）。从头到尾都极其精彩。是我本科期间读过的少数几本让人读得热血沸腾的指定读物之一。
If anyone is interested in the biography of the Manhattan Project in general, including much of the goings-on at Los Alamos, I really must recommend Rhodes' "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" (http://www.amazon.com/The-Making-Atomic-Bomb-Anniversary/dp/...) It's an excellent read, cover-to-cover. One of the few assigned books I read with excitement while in undergrad.
如果你对核历史和曼哈顿计划感兴趣，理查德·罗兹的《原子弹秘史》（ISBN: 1451677618）是本绝佳好书。足足约 900 页的厚重历史，从涉事科学家的性格，到橡树岭、洛斯阿拉莫斯和汉福德等基地，再到最初的实战投弹。我实习那阵子读得津津有味……
If you're interested in atomic history and the Manhattan Project, a great book is Richard Rhodes' The making of the atomic bomb (ISBN: 1451677618). It's ~900 pages of history, from the personalities of the scientists involved, to the sites of Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Hanford, and the first uses. I enjoyed reading it while interning…