Step inside the minds of brilliant scientists, the corridors of power, and the harrowing consequences of the atomic bomb.
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The race to build the atomic bomb in movies and books
The movie tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a scientist who played a role in the Manhattan Project, resulting in the development of the atomic bomb.
In reality, Robert Oppenheimer held the scientific leadership of the Manhattan Project, a covert wartime initiative located in New Mexico, responsible for the creation and construction of the initial atomic bombs. Overseeing the project as a whole was General Leslie Groves. This movie depicts the project’s events, focusing particularly on the dynamic between Oppenheimer and Groves.
In 1956 on a desert not far from Las Vegas, the military conducts nuclear tests. Dr. Alexander Brown begins his career as a neurologist there, overseeing a top-secret project: studying the soldiers’ stress resistance near a hazardous atomic testing base. Back in the present day, Dr. Brown has become a wealthy and renowned neurologist, married to the beautiful Paula. Everything seems to be perfect, yet Paula struggles to comprehend her husband’s uncontrollable anxieties.
The decision to employ the atomic bomb to conclude World War II was a highly contentious occurrence in human history. This acclaimed miniseries, which won an Emmy in 1989, vividly depicts the conflicts through outstanding performances by a talented cast.
The movie revolves around the historical events related to the dropping of the atomic bomb during World War II. It provides insights into the decision-making process behind the deployment of the bomb, the clandestine nature of the mission, and the individuals who were involved in flying the aircraft that carried the bomb.
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
Trapped in a cycle of destruction, scientists in the US and Soviet Union are competing to construct the hydrogen bomb. Robert Teller, the creator, justifies the bomb as a means of deterring a Soviet invasion, while Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi view it as a catastrophic weapon of mass destruction. People across the US are bracing for an impending war.