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Oppenheimer as the American Prometheus

The 2023 summer blockbuster titled Oppenheimer focuses on the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who became known as the “father of the atomic bomb.” The film, which is based on the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, shines a light on Oppenheimer’s career and ...

Arianne Ayson

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History’s 5 Most Significant Events

History is often determined by a few significant events that change the nature of existing social structures and introduce certain reformations. The present world we live in is the direct result of a few such events that have occurred in the past six centuries. 1. The printing press Around 1439, a German blacksmith named Johannes ...

Armin Auctor

The printing press.