Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists
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Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists (1970), by Austrian Robert Jungk
, is the first published account of the Manhattan Project
and the German atomic bomb project. It studied the making and dropping of the atomic bomb from the view of the atomic scientists. The book is largely based on personal interviews with the people who played a leading part in the construction and deployment of the bombs. In 1956, the book was published in German by Alfred Scherz Verlag with the title Heller als tausend Sonnen. James Cleugh
translated it into English and it was published in 1958 by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc
. The name of the book is based on the verse from the Bhagavad Gita
that J. Robert Oppenheimer is said to have recalled at the Trinity nuclear test.
Robert Jungk
Robert Jungk , also known as Robert Baum and Robert Baum-Jungk, was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons....
, is the first published account of the Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
and the German atomic bomb project. It studied the making and dropping of the atomic bomb from the view of the atomic scientists. The book is largely based on personal interviews with the people who played a leading part in the construction and deployment of the bombs. In 1956, the book was published in German by Alfred Scherz Verlag with the title Heller als tausend Sonnen. James Cleugh
James Cleugh
James Cleugh was an English author and translator.He established the Aquila Press in the 1930s to publish obscure but literary works. He personally wrote or translated over 50 books.-Bibliography:* Love Locked Out - a survey of love...
translated it into English and it was published in 1958 by Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc
Harcourt (publisher)
Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S...
. The name of the book is based on the verse from the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
The ' , also more simply known as Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the Mahabharata, but is frequently treated as a freestanding text, and in particular, as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that constitute general Vedic tradition...
that J. Robert Oppenheimer is said to have recalled at the Trinity nuclear test.