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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

Later interest in New Mexico, his horse riding, his sailing, his sort of...

Later interest in New Mexico, his horse riding, his sailing, his sort of adventurousness
and risk taking in a way, very clearly was a reaction
against this highly controlled, almost luxurious prison
of his childhood

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- Later interest in New Mexico,
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his horse riding, his sailing,
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his sort of adventurousness and risk taking in a way,
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very clearly was a reaction against this highly controlled,
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almost luxurious prison of his childhood.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
314
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:47
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
- 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
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,