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Oppenheimer: The Real Story

When Oppenheimerarrived in Berkeley, he was not in the slightestbit interested in politics

When Oppenheimer
arrived in Berkeley, he was not in the slightest
bit interested in politics

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- When Oppenheimer arrived in Berkeley,
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he was not in the slightest bit interested in politics.
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00:21:56
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Apr 13, 2025
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The documentary covers Oppenheimer's contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.
He got to know Ernest Lawrence, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:17
He got to know Ernest Lawrence,
So uninformed was he about politics. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
So uninformed was he about politics.
This would change very soon after that - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
This would change very soon after that
His students were coming - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
His students were coming
If you were a student of Oppenheimer, that opened doors. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
If you were a student of Oppenheimer, that opened doors.
But in the Depression, his students were finding - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
But in the Depression, his students were finding
And they got to find out what it was like - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:09
And they got to find out what it was like
And as they were still in touch with Oppenheimer, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:07
And as they were still in touch with Oppenheimer,
And in the 1930s, with the rise of fascism in Europe, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:12
And in the 1930s, with the rise of fascism in Europe,
- And almost all of his ex-students - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:05
- And almost all of his ex-students
Now, this is in the 1930s, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:13
Now, this is in the 1930s,
The Communist Party was not something you kept quiet about. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
The Communist Party was not something you kept quiet about.
And Oppenheimer, it's debatable whether he ever joined - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
And Oppenheimer, it's debatable whether he ever joined
His brother Frank did, and his brother Frank had a card. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
His brother Frank did, and his brother Frank had a card.
He was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party. - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:06
He was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party.
Nobody's ever produced a Communist Party card - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:08
Nobody's ever produced a Communist Party card
- And then of course, there were some women involved - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:10
- And then of course, there were some women involved
So he met Jean Tatlock in Berkeley, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:20
So he met Jean Tatlock in Berkeley,
- Bit by bit, he got drawn into politics, - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
- Bit by bit, he got drawn into politics,
- Specifically, that meant contributing - Oppenheimer: The Real Story 00:11
- Specifically, that meant contributing