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Except no such "conversation" in The Times and The Sunday Times where news of the High Court case is singularly absent. Given that their on line edition is usually obsessed with Prince Harry up there on page 1 this is "strange". #censorship

Indeed. Elon Musk's black T shirt and cap seems acceptable wear in the Oval office so what's the problem with Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський's choice of war attire?

On 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, booking now open for my talk at Blackwells Oxford on my new history of the nuclear age: Destroyer of Worlds, publishing in June @pewliterary Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 Allen Lane eventbrite.co.uk/e/frank-close-…

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Even in the USA of 1991 the lawyers were cautious about the word fraud pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/o…

For non US readers this is the 12 June.

The "tarrifs" are simply the trade deficit for the USA divided by the total imports from that country, divided by 2. In which case the UK should be hitting the US with a tarriff as it doesnt currently run a trade deficit! Simples. Ignore talk about VAT, math formulas etc

If anyone is already planning their visit to the wonderful Chalke History Festival then you might want to consider spending the morning of 26 June with me and some rather impressive mates, talking all things 1945 Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 James Holland Saul David Frank Close

My book Destroyer of Worlds was intended as a prequel and sequel to Oppenheimer. Now with the 80th anniversary of the atomic age, I am suddenly on call as a historian. Looking forward to cross-examination at Chalke History Festival Chalke History Festival PEW Literary Patrick Walsh

If you enjoy the History podcast, check out Destroyer of Worlds published on June 10 PEW Literary Patrick Walsh

Excited to discuss with Iain_MacGregor1 (@iainmacgregor1.bsky.social) how a radioactive smudge in 1896 got us to #Hiroshima1945 and what happened next. Chalke History Festival PEW Literary Patrick Walsh

Important article by Tom Whipple on the self-induced crisis in USA science and the opportunity it creates for the UK The Royal Society UK Research and Innovation Brian Cox Jim Al-Khalili thetimes.com/comment/column…

Some AI robot just found a job I might be interested in. If only time travel were possible.

"DESTROYER OF WORLDS is a cogent, detailed account of one of history's brightest and darkest chapters, in which amazing scientific insights and atoms and their nuclei coincided with fascism and world-wide conflict." —Matt Strassler Frank Close's DESTROYER OF WORLDS is out June

"Once again, Frank Close explains sophisticated science in a way that anyone can understand and tells a gripping story in the process." ―David Schwartz DESTROYER OF WORLDS is available TOMORROW! Learn more: bit.ly/3HoHj7m

Many thanks Chris Quigg Its June 10. Nazis defeated May 8; Trinity test not until July but only Joseph Rotblat quit the Manhattan project.

Three years after Jack asked about Tsar Bomba: research done; book written; editorial conferences; pictures selected; printed; bound; and at last it appears! PEW Literary Patrick Walsh Allen Lane

Three years after Jack asked about Tsar Bomba: research done; book written; editorial video conferences; printed; bound; and at last it appears! Congratulations to all Basic Books PEW Literary Patrick Walsh

Review: Destroyer of Worlds: Frank Close ***** 10 June 2025 - A brilliant history of nuclear physics and nuclear developments to 1965 - one of Frank Close 's best. The title may be a touch misleading - but the content's great. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/destro… #bookreview #popularscience