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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

He had a strong ego, he knew he was intelligent, and he was alwaysvery ambitious

He had a strong ego, he knew he was intelligent, and he was always
very ambitious

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He had a strong ego,
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he knew he was intelligent,
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and he was always very ambitious.
Duration
9 seconds
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270
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:15
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
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The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
- 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
That was the first time that he had - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:14
That was the first time that he had
- Oh, New Mexico had an enormous impact on him. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
- Oh, New Mexico had an enormous impact on him.
He fell in love with the desert, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
He fell in love with the desert,
- [Charles] That was this sort of adventurous spirit - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- [Charles] That was this sort of adventurous spirit
- [Kai] Just the starkness of the geography, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
- [Kai] Just the starkness of the geography,
Started renting in 1929 - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
Started renting in 1929
In the middle of nowhere, [laughs] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
In the middle of nowhere, [laughs]
- [Frank] We slept on the floor, a board floor, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
- [Frank] We slept on the floor, a board floor,
But [laughs] that didn't bother Robert much, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
But [laughs] that didn't bother Robert much,
He looked terribly frail, but he was pretty tough. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
He looked terribly frail, but he was pretty tough.