Illinois’s historic roots with ‘Oppenheimer’
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb, is shown at his study at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, N.J., Dec. 15, 1957. AP Photo/John Rooney, File
Before the movie “Oppenheimer” made history-breaking records at the box office, physicists from Illinois had a historic role in the events leading up to making the atomic bomb.
Guests:
Gordon Baym
George and Ann Fisher Professor in Engineering Emeritus, Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics Emeritus
at The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Robert Rosner
William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College
at The University of Chicago