New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
Alex Wellerstein, "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" (Harper, 2025)
In "The Most Awful Responsibility," Alex Wellerstein challenges the conventional understanding of President Truman's decision-making regarding the atomic bomb. The book argues Truman's actual decision was different from popular belief and influenced the non-use of atomic weapons…