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 to survive nuclear war after a bomb is dropped: what to do, how to prepare

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A US Navy nuclear test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

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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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Orca moms fiercely protect their sons from bullying and fights — but not their daughters, study suggests

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.

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New study says 800,000 Americans die or are disabled by misdiagnoses each year — but there are 3 simple questions to ask to lower your risk

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Doctor's misdiagnoses can be seriously harmful to their patients.

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Elon Musk, eat your heart out: A new spaceflight startup wants to use a wild new technology to cut the time it takes to fly to Mars in half

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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What do we have to lose if Starlink satellites and others like them take over the night sky? Studying dark matter, observing distant galaxies, and finding signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.

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18 April 2020, Brandenburg, Sieversdorf: Two "Starlink" satellites can be seen as stripes of light in the night sky (shot with an exposure time of 15 seconds).

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17 red flags to look out for on a first date that could indicate someone is wrong for you — or even toxic

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A couple on a date.

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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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