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.
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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
23 Dec 2025
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Frank Close retweeted
19 Dec 2025
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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Frank Close retweeted
18 Dec 2025
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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Frank Close retweeted
17 Dec 2025
🏛️ 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
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17 Dec 2025
I am now an historian! Thanks @prospect_uk Honoured to be on your list.
@Walsh_e_Patrick @annabelhuxley @AllenLaneBooks @BasicBooks
17 Dec 2025
🏛️ 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
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Frank Close retweeted
4 Dec 2025
“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
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19 Nov 2025
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
17 Nov 2025
The reviewed books are both excellent, btw: @SPlokhy’s THE NUCLEAR AGE and @closefrank’s DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
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Frank Close retweeted
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Close retweeted
20 Oct 2025
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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18 Oct 2025
C N "Frank" Yang, co-discovererr of parity violation, founder of Yang-Mills theories and much more has died today aged 103
18 Oct 2025
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.
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Frank Close retweeted
10 Aug 2025
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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10 Aug 2025
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
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Frank Close retweeted
6 Aug 2025
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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Frank Close retweeted
28 Jul 2025
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
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19 Jul 2025
Surprising (?) lack of mention of the lawsuit against WSJ and Murdoch in @thetimes
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16 Jul 2025
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
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12 Jul 2025
Off to sweltering London right now to give the full story to any brave enough to face the heat.
12 Jul 2025
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.
Get your livestream tickets 👇 rigb.org/whats-on/becquerel-…
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