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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

And until FrancisFergusson arrived, who arrived from theother side of the country, he was...

And until Francis
Fergusson arrived, who arrived from the
other side of the country, he was from the Southwest,
he was from New Mexico, came from rather a grand
old New Mexican family, but unlike almost all
the other children at the Ethical Culture School, Francis Fergusson did not come from the Jewish community
of the Upper West Side

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And until Francis Fergusson arrived,
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who arrived from the other side of the country,
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he was from the Southwest, he was from New Mexico,
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came from rather a grand old New Mexican family,
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but unlike almost all the other children
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at the Ethical Culture School,
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Francis Fergusson did not come
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from the Jewish community of the Upper West Side.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
256
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:59
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
And I think that had a lot to do - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
And I think that had a lot to do
It's very difficult to know why exactly, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:14
It's very difficult to know why exactly,
He insisted he was neither German nor Jewish. [laughs] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:16
He insisted he was neither German nor Jewish. [laughs]
- And I think this was very much bound up - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
- And I think this was very much bound up
And that very much influenced Oppenheimer - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
And that very much influenced Oppenheimer
He had no traumatic experiences. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
He had no traumatic experiences.
He went horseback riding in Central Park, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
He went horseback riding in Central Park,
- Later interest in New Mexico, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:23
- Later interest in New Mexico,
- I think he had a big ego, [laughs] yes. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
- I think he had a big ego, [laughs] yes.
He had a strong ego, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
He had a strong ego,
- He was a little bit precious in a way - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- He was a little bit precious in a way
There was an incident at a summer camp - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
There was an incident at a summer camp
But I do think that he was aware - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
But I do think that he was aware
He wanted to do something special. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
He wanted to do something special.
- So he had a year of enforced leisure - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:22
- So he had a year of enforced leisure
And partly, I think, to get rid of him, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
And partly, I think, to get rid of him,
[gentle upbeat music] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:16
[gentle upbeat music]
And Fergusson was from a well-known family in New Mexico. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
And Fergusson was from a well-known family in New Mexico.
[water rushing] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:24
[water rushing]
- New Mexico couldn't have been more of a contrast - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:19
- New Mexico couldn't have been more of a contrast