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The atomic bomb can destroy an entire city in seconds. In the early 1940s, scientists were secretly working on a project to build a nuclear bomb that would end the second World War. Leading the team was Robert J. Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist. Oppenheimer was a visionary, and a leader. But he was also human, with flaws and guilt. This, is his story.
The atomic bomb can destroy an entire city in seconds.
In the early 1940s, scientists were secretly working on a project to build a nuclear bomb that would end the second World War. Leading the team was Robert J. Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist.
Oppenheimer was a visionary, and a leader. But he was also human, with flaws and guilt.
This, is his story.
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