The science you should understand before seeing 'Oppenheimer'

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J. Robert Oppenheimer (left) speaks to another individual (right) in front of a chalkboard.
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb.

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Oppenheimer went into a deep depression after reading about the effects of the atomic bomb on Japan and even publicly spoke out against using the bomb

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J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1950.
J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1950.

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How Christopher Nolan recreated the Trinity Test atomic bomb explosion in 'Oppenheimer' without any CGI

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A colorized photo of the mushroom cloud produced by the Trinity nuclear test as it rises over the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945.

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The complicated life and career of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb,' who refused to develop a more dangerous weapon

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Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer at Princeton, New Jersey on Nov. 4, 1957.
The physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Warren Buffett may feel torn about the 'Barbenheimer' clash. He's sold special-edition Barbies and warned about Oppenheimer's atomic bomb.

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Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger debuting a See's Candies Barbie
Warren Buffett (left) and Charlie Munger debuting a See's Candies Barbie.

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Why Einstein wasn't part of the Manhattan Project even though he convinced President Roosevelt to build an atomic bomb

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J. Robert Oppenheimer working with Albert Einstein.
J. Robert Oppenheimer working with Albert Einstein.

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Albert Einstein wrote to the US pleading with the government to build an atomic bomb 80 years ago. Here's what he said.

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A composite image showing Albert Einstein around 1939 and nuclear explosion in French Polynesia in October 1971.

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