Interest in the late scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer has extended beyond the Oscars this weekend to a historic signed report and letter. RR Auction in Boston is taking bids on the rare 1945 report, as well as a letter to a journalist signed by “Opie” that describes the bomb as a “weapon for aggressors.” By Saturday, bids for the report had topped $35,000 while the letter was closing in on $5,000. The auction ends Wednesday. The movie “Oppenheimer” is a favorite to win best picture and a bunch of other accolades at the Academy Awards on Sunday after winning many other awards in the runup.
