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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

They were trained to say,"Look, here's a machine," with all these controls on it, "when...

They were trained to say,
"Look, here's a machine," with all these controls on it, "when this needle goes
this way, turn this knob

Full Transcript

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They were trained to say, "Look, here's a machine,"
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with all these controls on it,
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"when this needle goes this way, turn this knob.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:35
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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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.
When it goes this way, turn that knob," - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
When it goes this way, turn that knob,"
- Here it is, General Groves, plutonium. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
- Here it is, General Groves, plutonium.
- Well, that's the first time I've seen it, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
- Well, that's the first time I've seen it,
- Groves also realized that he needed to get the scientists - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
- Groves also realized that he needed to get the scientists
And so, you know, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
And so, you know,
And Groves went around the USA, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
And Groves went around the USA,
Until he went to California - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:27
Until he went to California
Suddenly, Groves understood it, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:19
Suddenly, Groves understood it,
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]