Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb is a historical and scientific nonfiction book by Richard Rhodes that chronicles the development, politics, and consequences of the thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb during the Cold War.
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| Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb Context triple: [The Making of the Atomic Bomb, hasSequel, Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb]
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A.
Los Alamos Primer
Los Alamos Primer is a series of introductory lectures delivered in 1943 that outlined the fundamental physics and design concepts behind the first atomic bombs for scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory.
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B.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb is Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that traces the scientific, political, and human story behind the development of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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C.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
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D.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
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E.
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb is a historical nonfiction book that examines the lives, motivations, and moral dilemmas of the key scientists behind the creation of the first atomic bomb.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb Target entity description: Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb is a historical and scientific nonfiction book by Richard Rhodes that chronicles the development, politics, and consequences of the thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb during the Cold War.
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A.
Los Alamos Primer
Los Alamos Primer is a series of introductory lectures delivered in 1943 that outlined the fundamental physics and design concepts behind the first atomic bombs for scientists at the Los Alamos Laboratory.
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B.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb is Richard Rhodes’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historical account that traces the scientific, political, and human story behind the development of nuclear weapons during World War II.
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C.
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
"Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project" is a firsthand historical account of the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, written by the U.S. Army general who directed the project.
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D.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
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E.
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb
Pandora’s Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb is a historical nonfiction book that examines the lives, motivations, and moral dilemmas of the key scientists behind the creation of the first atomic bomb.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book about nuclear weapons
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history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Richard Rhodes ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize finalist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
intelligence and espionage related to nuclear secrets
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policy debates over hydrogen bomb development ⓘ scientific principles of thermonuclear fusion ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
consequences of thermonuclear weapons
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development of the hydrogen bomb ⓘ politics of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| follows | The Making of the Atomic Bomb ⓘ |
| genre |
historical nonfiction
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scientific nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780684804002 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableEventCovered |
Ivy Mike test
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linked to:
Ivy Mike
Oppenheimer security hearing ⓘ early U.S.–Soviet arms race ⓘ |
| notablePersonCovered |
Andrei Sakharov
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Edward Teller ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ Igor Kurchatov ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 731 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Richard Rhodes nuclear history books ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
Soviet Union
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subject |
Cold War
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Manhattan Project legacy ⓘ Soviet nuclear program ⓘ United States nuclear program ⓘ
linked to:
United States nuclear weapons program
arms race ⓘ espionage ⓘ hydrogen bomb ⓘ nuclear ethics ⓘ nuclear strategy ⓘ nuclear weapons development ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ scientific research in wartime ⓘ thermonuclear weapons ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Cold War
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
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