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How Matt Damon Went Full Army for ‘Oppenheimer’

by Sarah Sicard7/27/20237/27/2023

Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves, portrayed by Damon, plays the controversial counterpart to Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer.

‘Oppenheimer’ is A Chilling Look At Mankind’s Capacity For Destruction

by Sarah Sicard7/20/20237/20/2023

Christopher Nolan Set to Direct Film on Robert Oppenheimer, the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’

by Claire Barrett9/22/20217/28/2022

The Complicated Legacy of Matthew Maury, the ‘Scientist of the Seas’

by Sarah Richardson8/13/20218/31/2022

How Walter Reed Secured His Place in Medical History

by Rick Britton6/29/20216/29/2022

How Elvis Presley Helped to Popularize the Polio Vaccine

by Claire Barrett12/7/20208/2/2022

When 2 Million American Schoolchildren Field-Tested a New Vaccine for Polio

by Claire Barrett7/2/20208/12/2022