Why there are new assessments of Oppenheimer’s role in history

Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led the Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons during World War II and is perhaps best known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But he was a complicated man. As William Brangham explains, there are new assessments of his role in history. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: Find more from PBS NewsHour at Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: TikTok: @pbsnews Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: Newsletters: