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The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ by Andy Kifer
Sep 4, 2023 16:43:53   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer-180982529/?

"The “father of the atomic bomb” has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right?"

A circa 1950 photograph of Albert Einstein (left) and Oppenheimer (right) Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Sep 5, 2023 08:18:00   #
Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown
 
A great read about the most gifted scientists we had. They created an end to a terrible war. May it never happen again.

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Sep 5, 2023 09:08:26   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Dalek wrote:
A great read about the most gifted scientists we had. They created an end to a terrible war. May it never happen again.



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Sep 5, 2023 10:03:13   #
LoisCroft Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee
 
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.

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Sep 5, 2023 10:39:04   #
MosheR Loc: New York City
 
bcheary wrote:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-history-behind-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer-180982529/?

"The “father of the atomic bomb” has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right?"

A circa 1950 photograph of Albert Einstein (left) and Oppenheimer (right) Public domain via Wikimedia Commons



Both guys were not only brilliant, they were also very interesting and curious.

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Sep 5, 2023 11:06:59   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
LoisCroft wrote:
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.



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Sep 5, 2023 11:07:26   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
MosheR wrote:
Both guys were not only brilliant, they were also very interesting and curious.


True Mel.

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Sep 5, 2023 11:30:52   #
Wasabi
 
Dalek wrote:
A great read about the most gifted scientists we had. They created an end to a terrible war. May it never happen again.


I agree "May it never happen again" but Putin was born in 1952. He has no personal knowledge of the events in 1945.

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Sep 5, 2023 11:32:15   #
Wasabi
 
Interesting article, saw the movie yesterday. Thanks for the link.

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Sep 5, 2023 11:44:51   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Wasabi wrote:
Interesting article, saw the movie yesterday. Thanks for the link.



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