Doctor Atomic: Commentary on an OperaSee
Annotated Synopsis section of this multimedia exhibit. It summarizes each opera scene with links to information on the historical persons, events, and places (including
Hanford, Washington), on the science of the Manhattan Project, and on the literary, military, and governmental source documents used in the libretto. See also section called
About>Excerpts from the libretto adapted from public documents..
This interactive exhibit was created by the Exploratorium, San Francisco's "public learning laboratory" for science, art, and perception, which was founded by Frank Oppenheimer, the brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Exhibit requires the Macromedia Flash Player. Unfortunately, accessibility is compromised.