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October 6, 2023 Last Aired January 8, 2024
Robert Oppenheimer's Legacy

Father of the atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer’s life and evolving legacy was the topic of a discussion hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University. Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (American Promet…
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June 3, 2015 Last Aired July 13, 2015
Remembering Groves and Oppenheimer

ï»¿Robert Norris, Kari Bird, and Marty Sherwin talked about the impact General Leslie Groves and Robert Oppenheimer had on the Manhattan Project. They were joined by grandson Charles Oppenhe…
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March 19, 1995 Last Aired August 16, 2009
The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation

This forum at the ADMR. Nimitz Museum,Fredericksburg,TX of The Atomic Bomb: Decision and Implementation discussed was the decision by President Truman and military leaders to us…
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September 30, 2006 Last Aired October 1, 2006
American Prometheus

The co-authors talked about their biography, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, published by Vintage. Sherwin spent 20 years researching the book. After t…
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April 27, 2002 Last Aired August 23, 2002
The Allies and the Atomic Bomb

Kai Bird, Editor of “Hiroshima’s Shadow” spoke about the upcoming biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which he co-authored. Andrew Brown spoke about his biography of Sir James Chadwick, enti…
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