Steve Sheinkin Quotes

Bomb: The Race to Build - And Steal - The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon was published on September 4, 2012. It was written by American author Steve Sheinkin. The book is not a story about the Atomic Bomb, but it is the story of the Atomic Bomb. Steve Sheinkin retells the story of the Atomic Bomb and important events involved with the bomb so it is easy to understand for the reader, rather than creating a story around it. He uses real interviews and testimonies from first hand witnesses, as well as primary sources of information, including FBI and government documents. This ensures the purpose of the book was to inform, rather than persuade. Along with using facts including eye witness interviews, to insure this book informs, Steve Sheinkin

“Friends described him as shy, smart, and always ready to help anyone who asked. He was the kind of guy who seemed to blend in with the background, who could come and go from a room without being noticed. "You'd never in a million years believe this guy was a spy," one neighbor later said.” This is just one of the many times direct facts and direct quotes are used. This was a quote of a neighbor, but there are also many quotes of main characters including quotes from U.S. Army Lieutenant Leslie Groves. In chapter 8, Steve Sheinkin uses direct quotes and writes, ““He's a genius, a real genius," Groves told a reporter years later. "Why, Oppenheimer knows about everything. He can talk to you about anything you bring up. Well, not exactly, I guess there are a few things he doesn't know about. He doesn't know anything about sports.” These are both examples of use of direct facts and direct quotes, which insure the purpose of informing rather than persuading. Steve Sheinkin is relaying facts in an order that is easy for the reader to understand. He is using direct facts, and for the most part direct facts alone. Direct facts are used when trying to inform, and these show that informing is the purpose of this