'Oppenheimer' is winning awards. Here's the science behind the atomic bomb

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On July 16, 1945, scientists detonated "Gadget," the world's first atomic bomb. / White Sands Missile Range Photo

Coming down from the buzz of the Oscars, we're taking a look at Christopher Nolan's award-winning film 'Oppenheimer.' It chronicles the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and the so-called "Father of the Atomic Bomb." The movie does not shy away from science — and neither do we. We talked to current scientists at Los Alamos about the past and present science of nuclear weapons like the atomic bomb.

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