Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous with the atomic bomb, and also with the dilemma facing scientists when the interests of the nation and their own conscience collide.

J. Robert Oppenheimer During World War II, he served as director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory, where he led the effort to develop the world’s first nuclear weapons. Latest ...

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer cleaned up at the Oscars, winning a number of big awards. But what is the film about and who was Robert J. Oppenheimer? Oppenheimer was quite simply one of ...

This week on 60 Minutes, Cillian Murphy talks with Scott Pelley about his approach to acting and his preparation for the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer." After spending six ...