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Oppenheimer

I call this "shooting." We fire a chunk of fissionablematerial into a larger sphere with...

I call this "shooting." We fire a chunk of fissionable
material into a larger sphere with enough force
to achieve criticality

Full Transcript

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I call this "shooting."
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We fire a chunk of fissionable material into a larger sphere
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with enough force to achieve criticality.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
58
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:56
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Syncopy,Universal Pictures,Atlas Entertainment,Breakheart Films,Peters Creek Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Explosives around the sphere blast inwards, crushing the material. - Oppenheimer 00:05
Explosives around the sphere blast inwards, crushing the mat...
I've offered jobs to all the wives. Admin, librarians, computation. - Oppenheimer 00:05
I've offered jobs to all the wives. Admin, librarians, ...
How long have you been BritishSince Hitler told me I wasn't German - Oppenheimer 00:05
How long have you been BritishSince Hitler told me I...
I've informed General Groves you've been holding - Oppenheimer 00:06
I've informed General Groves you've been holding
- I don't like it. - You don't like anything enough for that to be a fair test. - Oppenheimer 00:06
- I don't like it. - You don't like anything enoug...
Dr. Oppenheimer, the fact that your security clearance - Oppenheimer 00:06
Dr. Oppenheimer, the fact that your security clearance
And how many people were in these, uh, - Oppenheimer 00:07
And how many people were in these, uh,
- And now the race is against the Soviets. - Not unless we start it. - Oppenheimer 00:05
- And now the race is against the Soviets. - Not unless we s...
Robert, they just fired a starting gun. - Oppenheimer 00:06
Robert, they just fired a starting gun.
The data indicates it may have been a plutonium implosion device. - Oppenheimer 00:06
The data indicates it may have been a plutonium implosion de...
The Russians have a bomb, Truman needs to know what's next. - Oppenheimer 00:05
The Russians have a bomb, Truman needs to know what's n...
Does Truman even know about it? Did we brief him on that? - Oppenheimer 00:05
Does Truman even know about it? Did we brief him on that?
We still don't know if a hydrogen bomb's - Oppenheimer 00:05
We still don't know if a hydrogen bomb's
Because if it can put us ahead again, - Oppenheimer 00:10
Because if it can put us ahead again,
And if the Russians know about it already from a spy at Los Alamos, - Oppenheimer 00:08
And if the Russians know about it already from a spy at Los ...
Who could think straight in a place like that? Huh? - Oppenheimer 00:06
Who could think straight in a place like that? Huh?
Thank you for the vote of confidence, Szilard. - Oppenheimer 00:05
Thank you for the vote of confidence, Szilard.
Do we really... Do we really need that in the notes? - Oppenheimer 00:05
Do we really... Do we really need that in the notes?
The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. - Oppenheimer 00:06
The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
One at a time, please. One at a time. - Oppenheimer 00:05
One at a time, please. One at a time.