How J. Robert Oppenheimer brought together thousands of scientists to build the world's first atomic bomb
Image(s): J. Robert Oppenheimer/Wikipedia The Manhattan Project united thousands of scientists in a race to build an atomic bomb The Trinity test proved nuclear weapons
Image(s): J. Robert Oppenheimer/Wikipedia The Manhattan Project united thousands of scientists in a race to build an atomic bomb The Trinity test proved nuclear weapons were no longer theoretical Some scientists feared the explosion could ignite Earth's atmosphere Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed warfare forever Oppenheimer later questioned the consequences of the weapon he helped create
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