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[Kai] The realization that this had happened
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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

The realizationthat this had happened and what he had donehad resulted in, well, probably...

[Kai] The realization
that this had happened and what he had done
had resulted in, well, probably close to a
quarter million deaths over time from radiation and
the initial burn, that sunk in

Full Transcript

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- [Kai] The realization that this had happened
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and what he had done had resulted in,
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well, probably close to a quarter million deaths over time
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from radiation and the initial burn,
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that sunk in.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:55
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 I think it was hard for him - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
And I think it was hard for him
- The difficulty with Oppenheimer in this whole period - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:17
- The difficulty with Oppenheimer in this whole period
On the other hand, he's become a very important person - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
On the other hand, he's become a very important person
He's sort of the top of the pyramid - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
He's sort of the top of the pyramid
He is the face of this new technology, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
He is the face of this new technology,
So Oppenheimer's approach through all of this - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
So Oppenheimer's approach through all of this
- And he gets an appointment with Harry Truman - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
- And he gets an appointment with Harry Truman
He was very gracious, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:22
He was very gracious,
And so here's the president of the United States - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:31
And so here's the president of the United States
You know, so he's making this argument to Harry Truman, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:29
You know, so he's making this argument to Harry Truman,
And Oppenheimer, like, understands in that moment - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
And Oppenheimer, like, understands in that moment
- Oppenheimer gets very frustrated with Truman, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- Oppenheimer gets very frustrated with Truman,
After all, I have blood on my hands." - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
After all, I have blood on my hands."
He may have built the bomb, but I'm the one who set it off." - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
He may have built the bomb, but I'm the one who set it ...
He's taking himself pretty seriously here. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
He's taking himself pretty seriously here.
I and I alone made that decision to use the weapons in war, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:16
I and I alone made that decision to use the weapons in war,
- [Interviewer] When he was offered - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
- [Interviewer] When he was offered
Well, he was like all the scientists are, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
Well, he was like all the scientists are,
- So Oppenheimer blew it with Harry Truman - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:14
- So Oppenheimer blew it with Harry Truman
- And then the Soviet Union set off an atomic bomb - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
- And then the Soviet Union set off an atomic bomb