Oppenheimer vs. Heisenberg: Race to the Atomic Bomb | American Genius

Travel to the front lines of an epic battlefield: Werner Heisenberg and Robert Oppenheimer face off in a heated contest as they strive to unleash the destructive power of the atomic bomb. The two brilliant scientists toil through World War II with a single directive — harness the laws of physics to...

44 min - People & Biography - National Geographic

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