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Many have enjoyed Christopher Nolan’s latest cinematic masterpiece in cinema halls. Audience members and critics worldwide raved nothing but praise for this epic biopic about the incredible scientist and patriot who gave the world its first weapon of mass destruction and descended to pools of guilt and torment afterwards due to the repercussions of his creation.
The gripping true story of J Robert Oppenheimer has many of its viewers obsessed with this incredible historical period and this very complex man. The masterful film will likely collect several awards this season, whether for its outstanding dramatic performances or the incredible directory touch of Nolan.
If you want more artistic works about historical scientists who may not have received the support and acclaim they deserve for their genius, we recommend checking out these top-tier masterpieces!
1- The Imitation Game
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Based on a true story, this outstanding film tells the tale of Alan Turing, and many people are unaware that his creation gave us our first computer and changed technology as we know it forever.
Brilliantly led by Benedict Cumberbatch, the film takes us along the intense ride of creating a super machine to decipher the highly complex German messaging codes, thus, giving the allies a crucial tool that helped them defeat the Nazis in World War II.
The similarities between Turing and Oppenheimer don’t stop there. Turing was also persecuted by the British authorities after his breakthrough invention, purportedly driving him to take his own life. This tragic tale of science meeting the ugly side of humanity received acclaimed love from the public as well as multiple Oscar nods.
2- Genius: Albert Einstein
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National Geographic has blessed us with multiple seasons of great TV, dramatically depicting the lives of some of the world’s geniuses in their respective fields.
The first season of Genius gave us an incredible insight into the triumph and tragedy of Albert Einstein: the man who explained the universe like no other with his general relativity theory. Scientists still can’t comprehend how he cracked the code of the universe all those years ago, as he was generations ahead of his peers in physics.
We briefly saw Einstein in Nolan’s Oppenheimer, giving the father of the atomic bomb the advice of a lifetime, as history documented that Einstein is the one who warned the US about the Nazis building an atomic bomb. An older Einstein, like Oppie, was tragically hunted down by his country for his pacifist views and religion, leading him to escape to America and reside there till his death.
3- Hidden Figures
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Not all of history’s brilliant minds are male, and Hollywood reminded us of this fact with this beautiful film. It is based on the true story of three African American women whose extraordinary mathematical and scientific skills helped NASA put their first man on the moon.
The US has historically won the space race against the Soviet Union, and these incredible women not only had to fight sexism in a male-dominated workplace but also battle against racism at a time when America was plagued with segregation between whites and blacks and filled with division and hatred.
4- The Theory of Everything
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The most intelligent man on Earth had immense battles of his own to fight against his deteriorating body while continuing to work on solving the mysteries of the universe. Dr Stephen Hawking’s story is both beautiful and painful, as wonderfully portrayed by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne.
Hawking, too, was criticized, thought to be too young and radical as a scientist and had to fight for his theories on the universe and black holes. However, the scientific community couldn’t resist his genius for long. Sadly enough, Hawking was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
As ALS progresses, the body’s motor limbs and muscles crumble and cease to function one by one, a tragic fate Hawking met and dealt with for years until his recent death. Nevertheless, the science genius never lost his humour nor spirit and continued to dazzle the world with his breakthroughs in theoretical physics and awesome cameos in TV sitcoms such as The Big Bang Theory and The Simpsons!
