162 Destroyers of Worlds

The construction of the first atomic bomb changed our history forever: for the first time, humanity acquired the ability to annihilate the entire species in a single stroke. Never before have science and power traveled so closely together, to the point of overlapping, in a tangle of genius and political passion, state secrecy and the manipulation of public opinion by a leadership that now possesses the power to destroy everything. Faced with new, far-from-remote threats, Stefania Maurizi (The Final Weapon: A History of the Atomic Bomb, from its Origins to the 21st Century, Fuoriscena) takes us through the stages of this dangerous and powerful journey, providing us with a precious tool for understanding the true nature of the weapon that has turned humanity into the destroyers of worlds. In conversation with the author, Piergiorgio Odifreddi.

Accessible meeting in Italian Sign Language (LIS).