Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'J. Robert Oppenheimer'

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who directed the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, leading the development of the first nuclear weapons during World War II. Often called the "father of the atomic bomb," his later opposition to the hydrogen bomb and concerns about nuclear proliferation led to his security clearance being revoked during the McCarthy era, making him a complex figure in discussions of scientific ethics and alternate Cold War scenarios.

What If Nuclear Weapons Were Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear weapons were never invented, altering the course of World War II, the Cold War, and international relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

What If The Atomic Age Never Dawned?

Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear fission was never discovered or successfully harnessed, dramatically altering the course of 20th century warfare, energy production, and global politics.

What If The Atomic Bomb Was Never Invented?

Exploring the alternate timeline where nuclear weapons were never developed, fundamentally altering the end of World War II, the Cold War era, and global geopolitics into the 21st century.

What If The Manhattan Project Failed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States failed to develop atomic weapons during World War II, fundamentally altering the end of the war and the global power dynamics of the 20th century.