{"id":49206,"date":"2023-09-25T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=49206"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:38:37","slug":"robert-j-oppenheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/robert-j-oppenheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert J Oppenheimer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On July 21, 2023, Universal Pictures released the historical drama Oppenheimer<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> based on the life of Robert J. Oppenheimer. According to Box Office Mojo<\/a>, Oppenheimer <\/em>has grossed over 300 million dollars in domestic movie sales and nearly 800 million dollars in movie sales worldwide. The film stars Cillian Murphy<\/a> as Robert J. Oppenheimer (1904-1967), an American theoretical physicist who was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project. The Los Alamos Laboratory was responsible for the design of the atomic bomb, and Oppenheimer is often referred to as the \u201cfather of the atomic bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Directed by Christopher Nolan, best known for science fiction films Inception<\/em><\/a> (2010), Interstellar<\/em><\/a> (2014), and Tenet<\/em><\/a> (2020), the film is mostly told through the perspective of Robert J. Oppenheimer, beginning in 1926 when he is a doctorate student at Cambridge University. Weaved into the story are scenes in black and white that tell the point of view of Lewis Strauss, a powerful figure in developing nuclear weapons after World Ward II, whose actions sabotaged Oppenheimer\u2019s career. Visit Roger-Ebert<\/a> for a more detailed movie review.<\/p>\n

Oppenheimer<\/em> is not merely a work of historical fiction, but a cinematic masterpiece with unforgettable performances by Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., and Emily Blunt. Oppenheimer<\/em> is expected to be released on DVD sometime in October of this year and will be available at all three Davenport Library locations. While you are waiting for Oppenheimer, <\/em>we recommend the following materials about the development of the atomic bomb currently in The Library collection.<\/p>\n

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Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oppenheimer<\/em><\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n

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Nonfiction Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Killing the Rising Sun: How American Vanquished World War II<\/em><\/a> Japan <\/em>by Bill O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n

The Girls of Atomic City: the Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II<\/em><\/a> by Denise Kiernan<\/p>\n

Trinity: a Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb<\/em><\/a> by Jonathan Fetter-Vorn<\/p>\n

The Bastard Brigade: the True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb<\/em><\/a> by Sam Kean<\/p>\n

Atomic Spy<\/em><\/a> by Nancy Thorndike Greenspan<\/p>\n

Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic<\/em><\/a> Bomb<\/em> by James Scott<\/p>\n

Fallout: the Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed it to the World<\/em><\/a> by Lesley Blume<\/p>\n

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Fiction Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trinity<\/em><\/a> by Louisa Hall<\/p>\n

Universe of Two<\/em><\/a> by Stephen P. Kiernan<\/p>\n

Hannah\u2019s War<\/em><\/a> by Jan Eliasberg<\/p>\n

Bomb: the Race to Build-and Steal-the World\u2019s Most Dangerous Weapon<\/em><\/a> by Steve Sheinkin<\/p>\n

The Wives of Los Alamos<\/em><\/a> by TaraShea Nesbit<\/p>\n

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