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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- De: Richard Rhodes
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
- Duración: 37 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,112
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,665
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,643
Here for the first time, in rich human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly - or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity, there was a span of hardly more than 25 years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Beware limitations of the reader
- De JFanson en 01-01-19
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- De: Richard Rhodes
- Narrado por: Holter Graham
Brilliant narrative, needs a narrator
Revisado: 10-29-17
Despite the title, this is a riveting review of particle physics at the beginning of the last century. Mr Rhodes has a command of his subject, deep enough to interest even well versed readers, and with the gift of story to entertain even those less interested in the scientific aspects. Did you know, for example, that even in those days Russia was skilled in disseminating alternate truths, their principal counterfeit, "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", delivering Hitler's blueprint for "Mein Kampf"? Or that Fermi conducted an important experiment in a fish pond?
This is the story of heroes of science. In 1900 almost nothing was known about the workings of the atom. Max Planck and Einstein chiselled the first cracks. Rutherford and Bohr developed a model, which, in particular with Bohr's later addition of planetary electrons, remains an icon today. Heisenberg. Schrödinger. Curie. Bethe. Fermi. Hahn. They buried Rutherford next to Newton; of his students, 11 went on to win the Nobel prize. Szilárd, almost exceptionally in this narrative, did not win the Nobel. He did, however, patent the linear accelerator and the cyclotron. Giants on every page.
Any narrator taking on the story must, however, surely be aware of the predominance of German physicists. The lack of any cognizance of the language did not, unfortunately, deter our intrepid Mr Graham in the slightest. As a result we are subjected to a butchery par excellence.
Schrödinger he manages. Göttingen, with the same umlaut, is mangled to Gott-ingen or Gott-injen or even, once, Gött-injen. Röntgen suffers similarly. Hahn and Heisenberg survive more or less unscathed, poor Lise Meitner diminishes to Lees. Vee all know zat ze Germans haff no "th", yet Hans Bethe (="Bey-tuh") unaccountably acquires a thorn. Max Planck, readily available to the English tongue as Max Plank, equally mysteriously becomes Mox Plonck. And, for the record, Adolf is not pronounced to rhyme with Hay-dolf.
But that was just to warm up. These scientists published in German technical journals, lived in German towns and worked for German institutions. Mr Graham, undeterred by "Technische Hochschule" or "Über die von I. Curie und F. Joliot entdeckte künstliche Radioaktivität" reminds one somewhat of the Light Brigade. Cannons to left of him, cannons to right of him, where lesser men would have sought at least a modicum of advice from a German speaker.
In all fairness I must say that it is not only German that proves beyond his reach, but also his mother tongue. Indefatigably, to single out but one example, does not contain the word fatigue. No-one gave him the keys to Caius college. This last one might not fault, if the pronunciation were not so easily available nowadays - Wikipedia offers not only the phonetic equivalent, /ˈkiːz/ but also an instantly comprehensible KEEZ.
I could go on and on. And, as Mr B. put it, I think I will. In German, "st" is sometimes pronounced "sht". Einstein's name, where the German pronunciation would be correct, he delivers with the conviction of his Anglo-Saxon roots; "Reichstag", where the English "st" is in fact correct, as it is a genitive, he delivers with equal conviction in the German manner.
A pleasant voice, indeed a very pleasant one. An entertaining tale. Sunspots, maybe, my criticisms, but avoidable ones. Those of a sensitive nature are advised to buy gum shields to reduce wear and tear on the enamel when the tooth grinding begins.
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The English and Their History
- De: Robert Tombs
- Narrado por: Stephen Thorne
- Duración: 45 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In The English and their History, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many decades, Robert Tombs gives us the history of the English people and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them, from the prehistoric 'dreamtime' through to the present day.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dry, uninteresting, and overall boring
- De Sam en 05-28-22
- The English and Their History
- De: Robert Tombs
- Narrado por: Stephen Thorne
Excellent, with surprising details, super narrator
Revisado: 06-07-17
Mr Tombs has done a fine job of compressing the complex story of the English into a one-volume book. The great sweep may be known to many, but he teases out the social factors that make history come alive, and delivers the death blow to many misconceptions along the way. Thoroughly recommended.
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Machine Learning: The New AI
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- De: Ethem Alpaydi
- Narrado por: Steven Menasche
- Duración: 4 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 293
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 242
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 241
In this audiobook, machine learning expert Ethem Alpaydin offers a concise overview of the subject for the general listener, describing its evolution, explaining important learning algorithms, and presenting example applications. Alpaydin offers an account of how digital technology advanced from number-crunching mainframes to mobile devices, putting today's machine learning boom in context.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narrator not suited to the material
- De pandrenyc en 12-01-16
- Machine Learning: The New AI
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- De: Ethem Alpaydi
- Narrado por: Steven Menasche
Complete waste of time
Revisado: 02-07-17
This book is one platitude after another. If you didn't know that "a smartphone is a computer that is always online", or that "People can "surf" the web", then this book will tell you those facts without explaining them. The subject material is treated similarly. Recommender systems, neural networks, deep learning - the most superficial description is given of each, but certainly no detail how they are trained or actually work.
Save your money.
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