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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

Suddenly, Groves understood it, and he said, "I want that manin charge of this project." -...

Suddenly, Groves understood it, and he said, "I want that man
in charge of this project." - He was a most
unlikely candidate for being selected
as the scientific
director of Las Alamos

Full Transcript

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Suddenly, Groves understood it,
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and he said, "I want that man in charge of this project."
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- He was a most unlikely candidate
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for being selected as the scientific director of Las Alamos.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:57
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.
You know, he'd never managed - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
You know, he'd never managed
He had no experience, administratively speaking. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
He had no experience, administratively speaking.
All these other scientists were Nobel Prize winners, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
All these other scientists were Nobel Prize winners,
Secondly, he was a disaster in the laboratory, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
Secondly, he was a disaster in the laboratory,
And then thirdly, J. Edgar Hoover had identified him - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
And then thirdly, J. Edgar Hoover had identified him
- Somehow the chemistry between, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
- Somehow the chemistry between,
And I think, in part, this was because - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:33
And I think, in part, this was because
- Groves wrote to J. Edgar Hoover saying, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
- Groves wrote to J. Edgar Hoover saying,
He's going to be head of this project," - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
He's going to be head of this project,"
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,