J. Robert Oppenheimer's grandson disputes the historical accuracy of the poison apple scene in Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer. According to Charles Oppenheimer, there is no record of his grandfather attempting to kill someone and the accusation is a serious historical revision. The apple scene was based on an uncertain reference in the biographical book American Prometheus, which even states that it is not sure if the incident actually happened.

One scene in Oppenheimer is not entirely accurate, according to J. Robert Oppenheimer's grandson, Charles. Based on the biographical book American Prometheus, Christopher Nolan's film chronicles the life of the titular physicist from leading the Manhattan Project to the fallout from creating the atomic bomb. During his earlier days at the University of Cambridge, Oppenheimer attempts to poison his demanding professor, Patrick Blackett, with an apple injected with potassium cyanide, though he later returns to swat the poisoned apple...