8. Oppenheimer & The Mahabharata

Dr Robert J Oppenheimer, born in an aristocratic family in New York, would become what Christopher Nolan calls Oppenheimer ‘the most important person that ever lived.’ Being one of the most astounding minds of his generation, how did the ancient Indian philosophies become the favourites of Oppenheimer? How was a life of dilemmas, consoled and ever reconciled in his mind? We explore the role he played, and his fascinating relationship with the ancient teachings.To read a transcript of the podcast visit: https://www.themahabharata.org/post/oppenheimer-the-mahabharataMusic:Permafrost by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Scheming Weasel faster by Kevin MacLeod | https://incompetech.com/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Undertow by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.