This book was very enjoyable especially for a person who participated in the space race and personally have many friends who also did. Many of the events and names in the book I remember clearly. The most interesting part of the book was the post moon discussion. This country is still adrift ...
Bought this at the dollar store a little while ago. Nelson's narrative drags in places and uses too many long block quotes that should have been pared down However, it was a worthwhile read. The sections about the actual lunar landing rekindled my boyhood astronaut daydreams. I also enjoyed all t...
BEFORE they left Los Alamos, Fermi, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Lawrence, Groves, Chadwick, and Compton had dinner to discuss the future. Some were hopeful about fission-generated nuclear energy; Groves fretted about a decline in American military power with the end of the war. “And Fermi,” Oppenheimer re...