books by Michael D. Gordin

books by Michael D. Gordin

books:

Michael D. Gordin

Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War

Michael D. Gordin

Princeton University Press, 2007

Five Days In August
This book is a quick and interesting read. The central question explored is: From their onset, were atomic bombs viewed a qualitatively distinct "special" from other weapons coming out of the Second World War, or was this attitude subsequently, though quickly, ...

A Well-ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev And The Shadow Of The Periodic Table

Michael D. Gordin

Basic Books, 2004

Fascinating True Story of a Russian, Scientist, and Genius
+++++ When I studied chemistry in high school, I was taught that Mendeleev (pronounced Men-de-LAY-ev) was, due to his "Periodic Law," the inspiration behind the periodic table of chemical elements, perhaps "the most widely recognized talisman of modern science." ...