’Our Story To Tell’: Los Alamos Historian On Oppenheimer Film

It's been a "summer of Oppenheimer" in New Mexico. With the recent release of Christopher Nolan's bio-pic, interest in the historical figure has surged in the Land of Enchantment and lead to a renewed discussion about the "Father of the Atomic Bomb."

This week, Chris and Gabby discuss the dynamic legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer with guests from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The lab’s lead historian offers an in-depth perspective on Christopher Nolan’s film, as well as why LANL created its own new documentary about the Lab's first director. Listen to the full discussion to learn more about the pressure to create nuclear weapons during a deadly war, and how the conversation is still relevant today. How do his successors reflect on the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb?’ What kind of mission are scientists at Los Alamos focused on today? 

This week's guests include: 

Brye Steeves - Director of the National Security Research Center, located at LANL.
Alan Carr - Los Alamos National Lab's Lead Historian
Dave Tietmeyer - Producer of the NSRC Oppenheimer documentary, "Oppenheimer: Science, Mission, Legacy."

Click here to watch the full trailer for LANL's National Security Research Center documentary about Oppenheimer, and read more about the lab's founding director. The full documentary should be available on the NSRC's website soon. 

UPDATE: The documentary is now available to view on YouTube at this link.

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