Picturing the Bomb: Photographs from the Secret World of the Manhattan Project

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Summary: Photographic history depicted in haunting humbleness
Review: "Picturing the Bomb" by Rachel Fermi (granddaughter of Nobel Laureate and brilliant Physicist, Enrico Fermi) and Esther Samra is a completely fascinating and often haunting photographical documentary which presents the first images of The Manhattan Project. Many of the pictures are gathered from private collections of people who were actually participating in the secrecy. The book also contains never-before-published, de-classified military images. And, as a perfect complement to the photos, the accompanying text is equally compelling. For those who know the horror of the genie, this is a must for your collection.

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Summary: Wonderful pictures
Review: This book is a little pricey, but the photographs inside this coffee-table book are incredible. Not the run of the mill technical photos, some of these came from private collections, showing a slice of life in and around these plants.

It's actually kind of fun to take the book out and see how the landscape has changed over the years.

PS- If you are solely looking for technical photos of devices assembly and production areas, you will be disappointed. Get Chuck Hansen's book instead.

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Summary: this book stinks
Review: this book is the worst book i have ever seen in my entire life.