A guide to understanding the bomb
28 January 2008 | Atomic Age, cold war, Doomsday Men | Post a comment
The Philadelphia Inquirer has published a very perceptive review of Doomsday Men by physicist and science writer Paul Halpern.
Here are a couple of highlights:
"Doomsday Men offers a marvelous resource for understanding the issues and personalities underlying Kubrick's masterpiece and other creative interpretations of the Cold War. From pulp science-fiction stories to Godzilla's theatrical invasions, it is a veritable lexicon of atomic-age culture. Consequently, it is a long and meaty book, but fast-paced nonetheless. [...]
With the Cold War fading into history, Doomsday Men offers a valuable reminder of the period's fears and foibles. It provides an outstanding guide to a pivotal era when humanity first faced the terrifying prospect of annihilation by its own hand."
Read the whole review here.
