Exploring Manhattan’s Lesser-Known Atomic Age History Through Robert Oppenheimer’s Neighborhood

In Manhattan, New York, a lesser-known but equally intriguing tale from the atomic era unfolds not far from a childhood home of Robert Oppenheimer, whose life was recently portrayed in a successful Hollywood biopic directed by Christopher Nolan. The story, narrated by Anna Rice and captured by videographer Max Avloshenko, centers around an interesting historical perspective. The Manhattan location holds a memory that delves deeper into the atomic age, offering a unique glimpse into a …

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Scientist Explores the Likelihood of Destroying the World with Atomic Bomb During Trinity Test

SANTA FE, New Mexico – In the film “Oppenheimer,” General Leslie Groves asks J. Robert Oppenheimer a pivotal question – what was the likelihood that the atomic bomb, about to be tested in the Trinity Test, would set the Earth’s atmosphere ablaze? Meanwhile, nuclear astrophysicists Michael Wiescher of the University of Notre Dame and Karlheinz Langanke of GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany, have delved into Oppenheimer’s assessment of this risk, examining the unexpected …

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