Host for this panel discussion. J. Robert oppenheimer. An evolving legacy as one of the most complicated figures in history. Decades may pass before historians come to some consensus about the details of oppenheimers life and what those details mean. Last summer witnessed the release of Christopher Nolans oppenheimer, arguably most elaborate and most costly cinematic exploration of the academic vocation. Just prior to the release of the first trailer for that film in december 2020 to the United States department, energy issued an order vacating. The 1954 Atomic Energy Commission Decision in the matter of j. Robert oppenheimer. The decision that resulted in oppenheimer being stripped of his security clearance. Our panelists will grapple the status of oppenheimers legacy in the wake of that order. The release of the film and ultimately turn their attention to the nature, the relationship, the Scientific Community shares with the federal government. Our panel this evening includes three d
Trouble tonight at eight eastern on cspan q a. You can listen to q a and all of our podcasts on our free cspan. Now app. Daniel ellsberg has passed away at the age of 92. He is best known for leaking sensitive documents on the vietnam war, known as the pentagon papers, which many believe helped to end the longest u. S. Conflict of the 20th century. The disclosures would also lead to a Landmark Supreme Court decision on freedom of the press. In 2019, the university of massachusetts amherst acquired the papers of Daniel Ellsberg and next from the school he talks about his career and his fight against the proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This is just over 2 hours. All right. Good evening. Good afternoon. Good evening. Were going to get started. So greetings and welcome to the 21st annual friends of the umass librarys fall reception. Im simon nehme, dean of libraries here at Umass Amherst. And today i have the honor of welcoming you to a very, very special program planned to celebrate the
by the use of atomic bombs in a single night. i am afraid that the answer to that question is yes. - -(clock ticking) jon else: robert oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. he was this complex ball of contradictions. oppenheimer: they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. richard rhodes: oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. how else would the world know what it was? eleanor roosevelt: dr. oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control? oppenheimer: in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. (ticking) newsreel narrator: it is d-minus one for the test of the world s first atomic device. else: this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. and he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. oppenheimer: if there is another world war. .this civilization may go under. kai bird: he became a political pariah. edward r. murrow: is it tru
Jon else Robert Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. He was this complex ball of contradictions. Oppenheimer they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. Richard rhodes oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. How else would the world know what it was . Eleanor roosevelt dr. Oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control . Oppenheimer in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. ticking Newsreel Narrator it is dminus one for the test of the worlds first atomic device. Else this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. And he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. Oppenheimer if there is another world war. This civilization may go under. Kai bird he became a political pariah. Edward r. Murrow is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity . cameras clicking else and it finally ruined him. Oppenheimer now i am
Assistant professor Global Affairs at trinity washington university. Since 2011. He also served as an assistant of research at the Nuclear Studies institute. His primary research and teaching areas are modern u. S. History and u. S. Foreign policy, focusing on Nuclear Weapons policies and cold war diplomacy. But he also believes in making education more accessible to people outside of universities. So he works to give public presentations on wide ranging topics like the cultural of road trips throughout american, the rise of the american suburbs, the gilded age, the role prohibition played in shaping the 1920s. The history of food, dining in the United States. Reexamining the cuban missile crisis. Or like this, what im looking at oppenheimer and the atomic age, alan, is also the author of Norman Cousins peacemaker in the atomic age. Now. So excited to have alan here with us this evening so without any further ado, please join me in welcoming alan petrova. Hello everyone. Thank you, hea