Breathless history with some made-up dialog. Inexplicable absence of strong Jewish participation in research and development of US nuclear weapons. Pedestrian art doesn’t distinguish workers even though there’s copious visual archive. ( )

I’ve seen this book for a few years but not been interested in an reading it. However, when it was put in graphic novel format, I thought this would be the perfect time to give it a try. I’m glad I did. This starts out with us by telling us the story of how the atom bomb came to be. It goes over Oppenheimer ‘s life and other scientists, as well as how the secrets were given to the Soviets. This was much more digestible than the full book. Tt was not only educational, but it was also interesting and kept the pages turning. I am glad to see that the publisher decided to put this out in graphic novel format to make the history approachable to more students. ( )

The history of the Manhattan Project is dramatized in a gripping manner by interspersing spy games and military operations between the science scenes. Follow the scientists who raced to create the weapon that would change the face of warfare, the Norwegian soldiers who slowed down Nazi research into atomic bombs, and the Americans who funneled bomb secrets to the Soviets to launch the era of mutual assured destruction as you realize you are learning . . . on the edge of your seat. ( )