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Oppenheimer the actor: the curious 1946 film Atomic Power featuring the scientist as himself

Atomic Power, a groundbreaking 18-minute black-and-white film about the Manhattan Project which created the world’s first atomic bomb, may not be as famous as Christopher Nolan’s 2023 epic, Oppenheimer. However, this largely overlooked 1946 cinematic experience was pioneering in communicating the history behind the nuclear detonation in the New Mexico…

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Were Einstein And Oppenheimer Really Friends? (And Other Things You Might Be Wondering After You See The Movie)

Were Oppenheimer and Einstein friends? Were there spies at Los Alamos? Let's go over these real facts about Oppenheimer.

Cinemablend

Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

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Oppenheimer: The 21 cameos you missed, from Marvel stars to child actors and Oscar winners

Child actors and British soap stars, Christopher Nolan’s film has it all

The Independent UK

How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb'

“Oppenheimer,” the epic new movie directed by Christopher Nolan, takes audiences into the mind and moral decisions of J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader of the team of brilliant scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, who built the world’s first atomic bomb. It’s not a documentary, but it gets the big historical…

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Robert Oppenheimer: The true story behind Christopher Nolan’s biopic about ‘the father of the atomic bomb’

Real-life scientist behind the atomic bomb has a complicated legacy in America

The Independent UK

The atomic truth behind "Oppenheimer"

The man who christened the nuclear age with violence regretted the crater he left on the world

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78 Years Ago, the First Nuclear Bomb Changed the World Forever — Here's Exactly How It Happened

The following half-century was one of intense nuclear testing, the residue of which might be the signature for the proposed new epoch of the Anthropocene.

Inverse

Robert Oppenheimer: The true story behind Christopher Nolan’s biopic about ‘the father of the atomic bomb’

Real-life scientist behind the atomic bomb has a complicated legacy in America

The Independent UK

‘Oppenheimer’ sparks nuclear debate. Will Congress join in?

A few are skipping all the Oppenheimer vs. Barbie memes and trying to seize the moment to promote their legislation.

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Robert Oppenheimer: The true story behind Christopher Nolan’s biopic about ‘the father of the atomic bomb’

Real-life scientist behind the atomic bomb has a complicated legacy in America

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer: The true story behind Christopher Nolan’s biopic about ‘the father of the atomic bomb’

Real-life scientist behind the atomic bomb has a complicated legacy in America

The Independent UK

Movie Review: A bomb and its fallout in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a kinetic thing of dark, imposing beauty that quakes with the disquieting tremors of a forever rupture in the course of human history, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle writes his review

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer review – Nolan’s atom bomb epic is flawed but extraordinary

Christopher Nolan’s account of the physicist who led the Manhattan Project captures the most agonising of success stories

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Science For All | What was the Manhattan Project?

Science For all newsletter by Arkatapa Basu: Why was the Manhattan Project?

The Independent UK

'Oppenheimer' stirs up conflicted history for Los Alamos and New Mexico downwinders

An upcoming movie about a man who changed the course of the world’s history by shepherding the development of the first atomic bomb is expected to be a blockbuster

LiveScience

Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Biographer Kai Bird delves into the physicist's fascinating life and legacy

Kai Bird, co-author of "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" opens up on the physicist's life and legacy.

The Independent UK

Q&A: Robert Downey Jr. on how 'Oppenheimer' represents the Manhattan Project with nuance

Robert Downey Jr. says he came away from Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” thinking about how “context is so critical” to understand significant moments in history

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Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field

Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. But while the Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accomplished female scientists, the only women seen in the movie’s trailer…

The Week

J. Robert Oppenheimer: the real ‘father of the atomic bomb’ at centre of new blockbuster

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of a soon-to-be-released blockbuster directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, could be one of the most misunderstood figures of the 20th century.

The Canberra Times

How do you trigger a nuclear weapon?

First things first: triggering a nuclear weapon under any circumstances is a really bad idea.

Cinemablend

4 Reasons Why Oppenheimer Is Make Or Break For Me As A Once Passionate Christopher Nolan Fan

Oppenheimer looks incredible, but I've been burned before by Christopher Nolan movies. Here's why Oppenheimer better be good for this former fan.

Salon

Why we need a megaproject for AI safety

Artificial general intelligence could be our species' final invention

LiveScience

Oppenheimer: Everything we know about the atomic bomb creator's epic new biopic

Christopher Nolan’s next movie will study the man who developed the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Here’s the release date, plot, trailers & more.

Total Film

Matt Damon confirms Oppenheimer runtime – and it may be Christopher Nolan’s longest movie yet

"It goes so fast, it’s great"

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