Richard Rhodes

Dec 22, 2023 | a16zcrypto.com | Raph Koster |Donella Meadows |Chris Miller |Richard Rhodes

In the spirit of sharing what we’re reading — a regular tradition around here; see our just-published winter 2023 list of books (+games, movies, and more), as crowdsourced from team a16z crypto — below are some of the books we recently curated for the giveaway library at our second annual a16z crypto Founder Summit.

Aug 8, 2023 | theatlantic.com | Richard Rhodes

Two cities some 6500 miles apart bespeak the extremes of the age: Los Alamos, where a bomb called Fat Man was invented; Hiroshima, where it did its first terrible work. Thirty years after the Nuclear Age began, some of the inventors and some of the sufferers look back at what happened and wonder what lies ahead. Editor’s Note: Two cities some 6500 miles apart bespeak the extremes of the age: Los Alamos, where a bomb called Fat Man was invented; Hiroshima, where it did its first terrible work.

Jul 27, 2023 | newyorkfolk.com | James White |Richard Rhodes

This article containers spoilers for the film Oppenheimer. Few authors have written as insightfully about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer as Richard Rhodes, whose 1986 book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is widely regarded as the definitive account of the Manhattan Project.

Jul 20, 2023 | newyorkfolk.com | James White |Richard Rhodes

Doom lurks in every nook and cranny of Richard Rhodes’s home office. A framed photograph of three men in military fatigues hangs above his desk. They’re tightening straps on what first appear to be two water heaters but are, in fact, thermonuclear weapons. Resting against a nearby wall is a black-and-white print depicting the first billionth of a second after the detonation of an atomic bomb: a thousand-foot-tall ghostly amoeba.

May 24, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Julio Vincent Gambuto |Richard Rhodes

A potent slice of social commentary and strategic advice on reclaiming valuable time and personal joy. A filmmaker and producer maps out clear-cut methods to uncomplicate life, online and off. The Covid-19 pandemic took a particularly devastating toll on Gambuto, as he struggled to find breathing room for six months while quarantining in his small Manhattan apartment.