About the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist nicknamed 'Father Of The Atomic Bomb'. This miniseries explores the complexities of the scientific and emotional splits in which Oppenheimer found himself as a nuclear researcher, whose invention brought a devastating end to World War II, but on the other hand, inflicted a huge number of casualties on his conscience. Oppenheimer, science leader of the Manhattan Project: Described at the infamous McCarthy hearings by the US government as a risk to national security, but awarded the highest honors in his field by a successive president.