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# Kai Bird
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/history-david-rubenstein/episode/kai-bird-fqp6cr/
- Published: 2025-02-20T16:15:53.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T18:20:51.000Z
- Description: Prize-winning historian Kai Bird offers a riveting account of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: History with David Rubenstein, Season 6, Episode 9, #ZZZ_Episode_012d712b-1b98-4eed-8db6-deddd27a8c0f, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_7cde5a75-9fc5-4a1f-ad37-a0be442993f0, #geo-us, #v1.16

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist behind the atomic bomb, is a divisive figure in American history. Kai Bird provides a compelling account of Oppenheimer’s life, from his New York childhood to his Cold War career, and the moral dilemmas he faced in creating the most destructive weapon in history.