J. Robert Oppenheimer

April 22, 1904

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist. A professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project – the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer was among those who observed the Trinity test in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.

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Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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The Day After Trinity

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Oppenheimer After Trinity

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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

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Hugh Bradner Films (Los Alamos)

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The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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Los Alamos: The Beginning

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Bellum - The Daemon of War

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Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?

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A Compassionate Spy

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Le syndrome du Titanic

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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

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Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb

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Crusade in Europe

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