The bio-historiography of a lethal career
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4480683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M J Shapiro (0000-0001-5507-4136, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 189 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 112-134 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07255136251353236 |
| OpenAlex | W4412133416 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
In a reading of Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer , the essay features a cinematic historiography of the creation of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The emphasis is on the role of sound in the film and the interaction of careers, both scientific and military. Much of the analysis is concerned with the contingencies through which Oppenheimer consummated a process that ended in an atrocity: his relationship to Judaism, his love of New Mexico, his aspiration to do applied physics, and his meetings with military officers
Historiography · Political science · Sociology · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Military History and Strategy · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |