The author recounts the story of how the atomic bomb was developed, from the discovery at the turn of century of the vast energy locked inside the atom, to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan during the Second World War.
Foreword to the 25th Anniversary Edition
Chapter 4. The Long Grave Already Dug
Chapter 8. Stirring and Digging
Chapter 12. A Communication from Britain
Chapter 14. Physics and Desert Country
Chapter 17. The Evils of This Time