The making of the Atomic Bomb - Richard Rhodes

The Making of the Atomic Bomb is  comprehensive account of the 'Manhattan project'. One of the greatest projects ever executed .
It is a huge volume with lot of details. I was not able to complete this book. Would read is one more time when i find the time.

Must read for anyone interested in understanding the quest for the atomic bomb.


"It is a profound and necessary truth than the deep things in science  are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them  - Robert Oppenheier"

"Man is not satisfied with a happy idyllic life: has hs the need to fight ad to encounter danger - pg 24"

"That science can be a refuge from the world is a conviction common among men and women who turn to it - pg 113."

". a scientist belongs to the world in times of peace but his country in times of peace but to his country in times of war  - pg 95 (Attributed to Haber)."


Image courtesy - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16884.The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb .

On Parenting

Know when to hold them,
Know when to let go.
Watch their back,
Let them walk on their own.
Teach them what they must know,
Let them learn everything else.
Love them when they are right,
Love them even more when they are not.
Show by example,
Learn from experience.
Be a mother when they are young,
Be their friend when they grow up.
Teach them to respect when they are young,
Earn it when they grow up.


True for fathers too.
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