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New assessments of Oppenheimer's role in history

Why there are new assessments of Oppenheimer's role in history

Aired 12/26/2022

PBS News Hour

New assessments of Oppenheimer's role in history

Clip: 12/26/2022 | 7m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Why there are new assessments of Oppenheimer's role in history

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led the Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons during World War II and is perhaps best known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But he was a complicated man. As William Brangham explains, there are new assessments of his role in history.

Aired 12/26/2022

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