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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

He's going to be headof this project," and Groves overranevery other objection to...

He's going to be head
of this project," and Groves overran
every other objection to Oppenheimer being in charge

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He's going to be head of this project,"
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and Groves overran every other objection
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to Oppenheimer being in charge.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:47
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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 as it turned out, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
And as it turned out,
- Oppe made the brilliant pitch that he says: - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:43
- Oppe made the brilliant pitch that he says:
Well, Groves loved that idea. [laughs] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
Well, Groves loved that idea. [laughs]
And so he actually, soon thereafter, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
And so he actually, soon thereafter,
Robert wanted the secret city to be built there - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:24
Robert wanted the secret city to be built there
[light music] - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:18
[light music]
- It was Oppenheimer's insistence - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- It was Oppenheimer's insistence
It's right in the hills, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
It's right in the hills,
And Oppenheimer, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:18
And Oppenheimer,
And as it turned out, he could have meetings - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:29
And as it turned out, he could have meetings
And so as it turned out, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
And so as it turned out,
- [Kai] The initial estimate was maybe 100 people - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- [Kai] The initial estimate was maybe 100 people
Well, it quickly grew to 1,000 - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
Well, it quickly grew to 1,000
By the end of the war, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
By the end of the war,
He later said that, you know, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
He later said that, you know,
You know, the idea of fission had been discovered in 1939, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
You know, the idea of fission had been discovered in 1939,
So it was an open secret - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:24
So it was an open secret
- The building of the device, the design of the device, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:18
- The building of the device, the design of the device,
There was tremendous time pressure on Los Alamos - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:26
There was tremendous time pressure on Los Alamos
- Rather strangely, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
- Rather strangely,