A review by lyric82
The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age by Steve Olson

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

This book is sort of a tough one for me to rate, because I did feel many times throughout reading/listening, that it was just sort of throwing information at me much like a textbook would. But at the same time, there were quite a few parts that had me completely engrossed. It tells the story of the birth of the atomic age, through war times, public opinion, nuclear disaster, government handlings of such matters, it goes from the beginning with the discovery of plutonium, through modern day and even touches on the fermi paradox. There was so much interesting information within this book. So much that I think one reading doesn’t cover it. If it is a subject that interests you, read it. But it. Own a physical copy