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The science you should understand before seeing 'Oppenheimer'

Sat, 07/22/2023 - 11:43

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

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 13:14

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

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 11:46

trinity nuclear bomb test distant yellow mushroom cloud erupting into orange sky — 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

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 09:38

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.

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:17

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

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 17:34

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.

Wed, 07/19/2023 - 10:02

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