The release of Oppenheimer on 21 July is awaited with bated breath as Cillian Murphy takes on the role of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, also dubbed as the father of the atomic bomb.
While the movie is based on the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer and focuses on the Trinity test, this week’s newsletter will look at the Manhattan Project at large.
The Manhattan Project was a top-secret research and development program during World War II that aimed to develop an atom bomb. It was named after Manhattan, the borough of New York City where the project had its headquarters. Led by the United States with support from the United Kingdom and Canada, the project ultimately resulted in the successful creation of the world’s first atomic bomb.
