J. Robert Oppenheimer

Born: 1904-04-22

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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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-07-09

Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of...

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Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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Released: 2014-10-10

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman...

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A Compassionate Spy

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2022-08-31

Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los...

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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

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Released: 1995-09-29

"Trinity and Beyond" is an unsettling yet visually fascinating documentary presenting the...

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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

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Released: 2023-07-17

J. Robert Oppenheimer, a physics professor known for creating the atomic bomb during WWII. He...

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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

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Released: 2019-07-14

An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have...

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The Atomic Cafe

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Released: 1982-03-17

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films...

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The Day After Trinity

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Released: 1981-01-20

This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about...

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Released: 2008-03-24

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the...

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Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb

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Released: 2015-08-06

On the 29th of August 1949, the USSR set off their first atomic bomb, just four years after the...

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Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?

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Released: 2024-01-18

With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin investigates the...

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Oppenheimer After Trinity

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Released: 2023-04-22

This captivating documentary on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb,...

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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Released: 1965-01-05

J. Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic...

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The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

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Released: 2000-06-05

The Moment in Time documents the uncertain days of the beginning of World War II when it was...

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Bellum - The Daemon of War

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Released: 2021-03-12

In Bellum, modern warfare and the development of AI are connecting three seemingly disparate...

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Los Alamos: The Beginning

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Released: 1982-01-01

A documentary composed of historical footage and contemporary interviews from the men and women...

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Crusade in Europe

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First aired: 1949-05-05

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