The Day the Sun Rose Twice

A thorough and well-written history of the Trinity Site nuclear explosion, the culmination of the work of the longhairs of Los Alamos. . a flawless and fascinating read, the definitive book on the subject.–Moab Times-Independent
This tightly focused, lucidly written and thoroughly researched book… describes the events, personalities and scientific processes that led to the detonation of the first atomic bomb in an isolated stretch of New Mexican desert… . Mr. Szasz provides fascinating details… . The Day the Sun Rose Twice is concise and cogent, a valuable introduction to how our nuclear dilemma began.–New York Times Book Review

Ferenc M. Szasz is professor of U.S. intellectual history and U.S. history of religion, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He is the author or editor of several books on New Mexico history.

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