It is most
lively and productive to think
of one body
of literature, the Bible, representing in any time and place the testimony
of the narrative stretching from Abraham to the Apostles, which can be juxtaposed to any other age by its Psalms being sung again, its letters being read again, its
stories and parables being
retold.
Characters major and minor in the
story of nuclear science come alive in Mahaffey's
lively, accessible
retelling of some
of the field's more obscure (and sometimes ignominious) moments.