On Thursday, July 27, the Atomic Museum will host an exclusive conversation with the grandchildren of the distinguished American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer at The Beverly Theater in Downtown Las Vegas.
The event will follow the Friday, July 21 release of Christopher Nolan’s biographical thriller, “OPPENHEIMER,” in theaters nationwide.
Attendees will receive the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear first-hand perspectives from J. Robert Oppenheimer’s grandchildren Dorothy Oppenheimer Vanderford and Charles Oppenheimer as they discuss their grandfather’s legacy as “the father of the atomic bomb.”
The Q&A discussion led by Atomic Museum Chief Executive Officer Rob McCoy will also include topics such as the portrayal of their grandfather in the “OPPENHEIMER” film and other biographies, the narrative the Oppenheimer family shares about their grandfather, the peace movement against nuclear weapons for warfare and the Oppenheimer Project established to address existential threats that arise from the growth of science and technology.
Currently a key employee at the Nevada National Security Sites (formerly known as the Nevada Test Site where hundreds of nuclear bombs were tested), Dorothy Oppenheimer Vanderford will also share her inspiration for pursuing a career within the nuclear industry.
Additionally, the event will also include a cocktail reception and the unveiling of an original portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer created by local artist Martin Kreloff. Following the event, the piece will be displayed at the Atomic Museum before it is permanently gifted to the Oppenheimer family.
“In addition to our exhibit ‘Trinity, The Day the World Changed,’ which details the history of the Manhattan Project and Oppenheimer’s legacy of creating the world’s first atomic bomb, we look forward to providing the public with the opportunity to learn more about the theoretical physicist and his impact heard directly from his family,” said McCoy.
Tickets to the discussion are currently available for $35 per person and can be purchased here.
Admission includes access to a cocktail reception from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by the Q&A discussion from 7 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Atomic Museum to preserve and foster public accessibility to the history associated with the Nevada Test Site and the nation’s nuclear weapons program.
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