#atom bomb
Operation Tumbler-Snapper - Photograph of a nuclear device captured by Edgerton’s Rapatronic camera milliseconds after detonation - 1952
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The Day After Trinity (1981). Scientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect on the Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who upon completion of his wonderful and horrible invention became a powerful spokesperson against the nuclear arms race.
A pretty solid documentary that looks at the man behind a terrible invention. The strength of this is really in the interviews with the people who knew and worked with him, and it’s exploration of the toll his creation had on both him and the world. Insightful and compelling, but not quite as nuanced I think as it maybe wanted to be. 7.5/10.
