Exploring the potential dangers of scientific experiments, the safety calculations, and the ethical considerations surrounding nuclear research during World War II, including the moral dilemmas faced by scientists involved in the Manhattan Project.
What do two physicists think about the movie Oppenheimer? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss Robert J. Oppenheimer’s work on the Manhattan Project, the science in Christopher Nolan’s film, and the dawn of quantum physics.
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