J. Robert Oppenheimer helped build the most terrifying weapon in human history, and for a moment, America treated him like a ...

As one of only three official government photographers assigned to the top-secret Manhattan Project, Westcott photographed ...

It was the early hours of 16 July 1945, and Robert Oppenheimer was waiting in a control bunker for a moment that would change the world. Around 10km (6 miles) away, the world's first atomic bomb test, ...

Charles Oppenheimer knows his family name comes with a heavy responsibility. He's the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, becoming the father of the atomic ...

Forgotten photos of the Trinity detonation show the immensity of the project ...

NEW YORK -- Robert Oppenheimer was known as "the father of the atomic bomb" and he became a household name after WWII. The issues raised by the start of the nuclear age remain highly relevant now, and ...

Coming down from the buzz of the Oscars, we're taking a look at Christopher Nolan's award-winning film 'Oppenheimer.' It chronicles the life and... 'Oppenheimer' is winning awards. Here's the science ...

Editor’s note: This essay is paired with a second essay that offers a contrasting perspective about J. Robert Oppenheimer. When I was in middle school, I read a lot. Late at night, when I should have ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of ...