Many hope it will answer a question that has long divided Americans and the country’s understanding of its history: Who exactly was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb?

Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous with the atomic bomb, and also with the dilemma facing scientists when the interests of the nation and their own conscience collide.

He was a man of contradictions: a brilliant physicist, fuelled by self-loathing; a student of philosophy and mysticism, who longed to be an all-American hero. He was responsible for building the most ...

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American Jewish physicist who was officially credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb,” died at his home here last night at the age of 62.

Nolan has previously spoken about the weighty task of directing J. Robert Oppenheimer's biopic. "It’s a story of immense scope and scale," Nolan told Total Film in December 2022. "And one of the ...

Jack Quaid recalls the unique compliment he got from director Christopher Nolan for one Oppenheimer scene in which he plays a ...

A grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” has visited Hiroshima and urged Japan to defuse tensions among the world’s leading nuclear powers. “The tension that ...

Christopher Nolan doesn't need an image to maintain; from Following (1998) to Oppenheimer (2023), fans know what's in store ...

We look at prior dramatizations of this very complicated man—including one wherein J. Robert Oppenheimer played himself!—and examine why they worked or didn't. In this episode: Physicist ...

Anyone who has read Mario Puzo's The Godfather would know that if Francis Coppola took everything from the book, it might ...