![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.](/images/uploads/_small/Oppenheimer_New_Mexico_Legacy_23200097204893.jpg)
Illinois’s historic roots with ‘Oppenheimer’
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.
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.