The inspiration for the film "Oppenheimer" is reviewed by Ted in this episode. J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb-- and later found himself ...

The Biographers International Organization has named Kai Bird winner of the 2024 BIO Award, an honor bestowed annually by the organization "to a distinguished colleague who has made significant ...

Multiple people attempted to bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'American Prometheus' to the screen — but Christopher Nolan was the only one to succeed. By Kai Bird Back in September 2021, a ...

Aug. 19—Reading Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," it's surprising that Chris Nolan's remarkable movie is only three hours long. ...