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Physicist, broadcaster, and author of DESTROYER OF WORLDS The Deep History of the Nuclear Age. On sale 12 June Beware imitiations. Support your local bookstore.
University of Oxford
Joined May 2012
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Frank Close retweeted
When @closefrank started writing about physics for Nature and later The Guardian, he improved his writing the same way any scientist would – asking the right questions, careful experimentation and learning which variables to tweak each time.
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This was great fun as the full length interview reveals. Thanks Simon, Rachel and @takenotesalways for making such a fascinating record of the origins of Destroyer of Worlds, and of science writing over the decades. @pew_literary @Walsh_e_Patrick @annabelhuxley @AllenLaneBooks
NEW EPISODE: Theoretical physicist @closefrank speaks to Simon and Rachel live from EA Festival about making physics accessible for a general audience and the inspiration for his latest book “Destroyer of Worlds”, a history of the nuclear age.
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Frank Close retweeted
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Frank Close retweeted
The search for your next audiobook is over! For a limited time, save 50% on the "Particle Physics" audiobook by @closefrank. audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
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A deal like this won't last long - buy the "CHARGE" audiobook today and save 50%! @closefrank audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
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🏛️ History winners 🏛️
A SCANDAL IN KONIGSBERG by @Clarkstopher
CAPTIVES AND COMPANIONS by @justinmarozzi
THE REVOLUTIONISTS by @burke_jason
DESTROYER OF WORLDS by @closefrank
CRAFTLAND by James Fox
I am now an historian! Thanks @prospect_uk Honoured to be on your list.
@Walsh_e_Patrick @annabelhuxley @AllenLaneBooks @BasicBooks
🏛️ History winners 🏛️
A SCANDAL IN KONIGSBERG by @Clarkstopher
CAPTIVES AND COMPANIONS by @justinmarozzi
THE REVOLUTIONISTS by @burke_jason
DESTROYER OF WORLDS by @closefrank
CRAFTLAND by James Fox
Frank Close retweeted
“Physicist Frank Close ventures beyond the Manhattan Project to tell the gripping story of the nuclear age.”
"Destroyer of Worlds," by Frank Close (@closefrank), is a @guardian Best Book of 2025!
See the full list: bit.ly/448a5C0
Honoured that Destroyer of Worlds is one half of a "brilliant duology" that "make the best two-volume history of the nuclear age that has yet been published." @Walsh_e_Patrick @pew_literary @annabelhuxley @AllenLaneBooks
The reviewed books are both excellent, btw: @SPlokhy’s THE NUCLEAR AGE and @closefrank’s DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Frank Close retweeted
Can nuclear power provide the abundant clean energy that saves the world? Looking forward to joining @closefrank and Tim Gregory to discuss the wonders of atom-splitting.
Tuesday 21 October, 7:30pm, @Wimbookfest London SW19
Last few tickets here:
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C N "Frank" Yang, co-discovererr of parity violation, founder of Yang-Mills theories and much more has died today aged 103
Prof. Chen Ning Yang, a world-renowned physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor at Tsinghua University, and Honorary Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Tsinghua University, passed away in Beijing due to illness at the age of 103. His life stands as a timeless chapter in human history—one that shines not only for China but for the global community of thinkers and innovators. His legacy will live on forever.
Frank Close retweeted
Podcast with Frank Close about his book Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age: 1895–1965. Discusses the history of, and key figures in, discovering and exploiting atomic energy.
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Power & Terror: A History of the Nuclear Age thepodcastbrowser.com/power-…
From Becquerel to Tsar Bomba: the story of Destroyer of Worlds @Walsh_e_Patrick
Frank Close retweeted
Interview: Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics Frank Close @closefrank tells us how his grandson and a diagnosis inspired a book on the history of nuclear physics, myths in history of science and the forgotten genius John Clive Ward: popsciencebooks.blogspot.com… #popularscience
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The latest History Extra podcast "Power & terror: a history of the nuclear age": dcs.megaphone.fm/NSR10067898…. "Speaking to Matt Elton, Frank Close charts the story of the nuclear age." @closefrank
Surprising (?) lack of mention of the lawsuit against WSJ and Murdoch in @thetimes
16 July 1945: the first atomic explosion in the deserts of New Mexico. Today, 80th anniversary 16 July 2025: @closefrank will be talking about how this came to be, just 50 years after the first glimpse of nuclear energy was almost overlooked. Blackwells Bookshop Oxford 5.30pm
Off to sweltering London right now to give the full story to any brave enough to face the heat.
TONIGHT'S LIVESTREAM 💻
Join former Christmas Lecturer Frank Close (@closefrank) to explore the science and history behind the nuclear revolution, and how the pursuit of nuclear power shaped the world.
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