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The Man Who Stole Fire from the Gods: Oppenheimer's Triumph & Tragedy
He gave humanity the power to destroy itself. Then they destroyed him. This is the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant physicist who led the creation of the atomic bomb, only to be crushed by the very system he helped build. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'American Prometheus' by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, we dive into his rise, his moral crisis, and the shocking political betrayal that ended his career. Why did the US government turn on its greatest scientific hero? And what does his story tell us about power, fear, and the price of genius? Watch to uncover the real tragedy behind the man who opened Pandora's box.
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