To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
Top Cast
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
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Ellen Bradbury Reid
Self - Daughter of Los Alamos Scientist
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Christopher Nolan
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
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Jon Else
Self - Filmmaker, "The Day After Trinity"
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Kai Bird
Self - Co-Author, "American Prometheus"
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Bill Nye
Self - Science Educator
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Richard Rhodes
Self - Author, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
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Mareena Robinson Snowden
Self - Nuclear Security Expert
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Alan B. Carr
Self - Senior Historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Overview
Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.
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