Oppenheimer's grandson has disputed the incident, saying there's no record of it. In the movie, Niels Bohr nearly takes a bite out of the apple, but that scene was invented for dramatic effect.

“I think we can be fairly sure that Niels Bohr did not pick up the apple and that Oppenheimer did not smack it out of his hand,” he says. Even Nolan is not immune from the temptation of ...

Niels Bohr was born and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark. He lived, worked, and died there, too. But his mark on science and history was worldwide. His professional work and personal convictions ...

Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous ... and he took a strong stand against it. By 1939, Niels Bohr brought news to the U.S. that Germans had split the atom.

Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is ...

Robert Oppenheimer to work on the highly secretive ... Cast The film's cast includes Kenneth Branagh as Niels Bohr, Casey Affleck as Boris Pash, a US Army military intelligence officer and ...