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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

When it goes thisway, turn that knob," and they had no ideawhat they were doing

When it goes this
way, turn that knob," and they had no idea
what they were doing

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When it goes this way, turn that knob,"
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and they had no idea what they were doing.
Duration
6 seconds
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32
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:42
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
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documentary
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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.
- 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]
And so he actually, soon thereafter, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
And so he actually, soon thereafter,