The Bomb : A History of Hell on Earth
I'm watching the last part of NYPD Blue, and then I'll head off to bed. I may read a few more pages in a book a colleague has loaned out to me, titled The Bomb: A Life, by Gerard DeGroot which gives a detailed view on the development of the first atomic bomb during World War 2.
It is both shocking as well as intriguing to read what was done and needed in order to succeed in accomplishing this scientific breakthrough - which (unfortunately?) also lead to a terrifying weapon being unleashed upon the world.