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The Berlin Project
New York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford creates an alternate history about the creation of the atomic bomb that explores what could have happened if the bomb was ready to be used by June 6, 1944.
Karl Cohen, a chemist and mathematician who is part of The Manhattan Project team, has discovered an alternate solution for creating the uranium isotope needed to cause a chain reaction: U-235.
After convincing General Groves of his new method, Cohen and his team of scientists work at Oak Ridge preparing to have a nuclear bomb ready to drop by the summer of 1944 in an effort to stop the war on the western front. What ensues is an altered account of World War II in this taut thriller.
Combining fascinating science with intimate and true accounts of several members of The Manhattan Project, The Berlin Project is an astounding novel that reimagines history and what could have happened if the atom bomb was ready in time to stop Hitler from killing millions of people.
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Reviews
My biggest quibble is you would have to know, and I did not, in detail the history of the atomic bomb project to pick up the branching point. That is the point in which this history is different. It all makes sense in the afterwards, and it fits together very nicely. It also takes till about halfway or 3/4 of the way through to see how differently this world plays out. But it is a so much better world. That’s the only spoiler I’ll give. It is very worth reading, but I strongly recommend you read the afterward as it will give you a new, better, and different perspective on the book.
By jk001
Who is gonna trash Mr. Benford? Not I said one of his biggest fans. Meticulously researched and historically accurate, this reimagining of the U.S. push to develop the first atomic bomb is both a cerebral and action filled thriller. Kudos, Mr. B.
By jboyg