Who’s Who in ‘Oppenheimer’: A Guide to the Real People
Christopher Nolan’s complex drama depicts the development of the nuclear bomb and midcentury political machinations. Here’s the back story.
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Christopher Nolan on J. Robert Oppenheimer and His Contradictions
The biopic director argues that the physicist who oversaw creation of the atomic bomb was both the most important person who ever lived and hopelessly naïve.
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Behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ a Prizewinning Biography 25 Years in the Making
Martin Sherwin struck the deal and dove into the research. But it was only when Kai Bird joined as a collaborator that “American Prometheus” came to be.
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Touring Atomic New Mexico and the State’s Surrounding Attractions
The Southwestern state was central to the development of nuclear weapons. When the testing ground for the first detonation recently reopened for visitors, a writer decided to confront that difficult history.