The atomic bomb - the secret history of the first physics wars

Author: Jim Bagot Publication date: 2025 Book classification: Scientific books Publisher: Afaq for Publishing and Distribution Format: Paperback About the book: This book takes us on an exciting and terrifying journey at the same time. A realistic human drama surpassing all the imaginations of writers and artists offers us a hearty meal, blending science with history, biographies, espionage adventures, conflicts of interests and beliefs. Everything begins with the discovery of nuclear fission in a world full of conflict to see how politics and life's drama manipulated the most famous scientists, how they summoned the mighty genie with innate primitive human motives, as we gasp while following the intense struggle and Bagot’s elegant narration that takes us between laboratories in Germany, Britain, France, America, and the Soviet Union, among heads of states, politicians, soldiers, and battles on land and in secret, through encrypted secret messages and dangerous leaks. This book is not only about the atomic bomb and does not only reveal its secrets and the secrets of that heated period, but it also reveals the human being and his nature in his weakest state. The book contemplates complex ethical dilemmas and invites us to bear our responsibilities towards ourselves and the world. This is a necessary book for anyone interested in science, history, politics, and ethics, presented in a distinctive narrative, closer to a long novel that is breath-taking, stirring hearts, and provoking minds.