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alcover • yesterday at 10:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> The Making of the Atomic Bomb

I read it this summer. I learned a lot but got lost remembering who is who..

Could you recommend titles about discovery of radio-activity and after ? I'm fascinated by this subject.

If those titles were also a gentle introduction to the physics involved, I'd be delighted.


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pjmorris • yesterday at 11:42 PM

> Could you recommend titles about discovery of radio-activity and after ? I'm fascinated by this subjec

I'm less than an amateur here, my recommendation would've been the first ~300 pages of Rhodes. Maybe re-reading that part for events and ideas rather than names would help, but hopefully someone more skilled can answer.