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Richard Rhodes

Historian, journalist and writer from the USA.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1987—2004

Recognition span

Author in the index

Richard Rhodes has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1987 and 2004. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize2

National Book Critics Circle Awards2

Pulitzer Prize2

National Book Awards1

Subject profile

History2

Biography1

Memoir & Autobiography1

Science1

Indexed works

Books by Richard Rhodes

5 books · sorted by recognition

The Making of the Atomic BombHistory198630 pts John James Audubon: The Making of an AmericanBiography20044 pts Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen BombHistory19954 pts A Hole in the World: An American BoyhoodMemoir & Autobiography19904 pts Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New PlagueScience—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1986	The Making of the Atomic Bomb	History	30	3	3	Simon & Schuster
2004	John James Audubon: The Making of an American	Biography	4	0	1	Knopf
1995	Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb	History	4	0	1	Simon & Schuster
1990	A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood	Memoir & Autobiography	4	0	1	Simon & Schuster
—	Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague	Science	4	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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