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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

He literally came close to committing suicideat that point

He literally came close to committing suicide
at that point

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He literally came close
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to committing suicide at that point.
Duration
8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:11:48
Uploaded
Apr 13, 2025
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documentary
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Exploring how one man's brilliance, hubris and relentless drive changed the nature of war forever.
EISENBACH: He saw a psychiatrist as a result of this, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:11
EISENBACH: He saw a psychiatrist as a result of this,
RHODES: He was having an identity crisis, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
RHODES: He was having an identity crisis,
BIRD: His parents took him to Paris, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:13
BIRD: His parents took him to Paris,
SHERWIN: He had always been the top of the class, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:15
SHERWIN: He had always been the top of the class,
And suddenly, he was an incompetent. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
And suddenly, he was an incompetent.
And he just couldn't deal with that at that point. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
And he just couldn't deal with that at that point.
And what snapped him out of that - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:10
And what snapped him out of that
At the time, it was sort of the golden age of physics. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:05
At the time, it was sort of the golden age of physics.
And if you are young and quick and willing to think - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:13
And if you are young and quick and willing to think
BIRD: So, when Oppenheimer decided to move - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:12
BIRD: So, when Oppenheimer decided to move
He meets some of the leading physicists - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:14
He meets some of the leading physicists
WELLERSTEIN: And while he's over there, - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:07
WELLERSTEIN: And while he's over there,
And Oppie is not an insecure young American - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:09
And Oppie is not an insecure young American
Oppie is the brilliant guy - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:08
Oppie is the brilliant guy
Oppie is a genius who's very eccentric and interesting - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:10
Oppie is a genius who's very eccentric and interesting
And you see these pictures of him from the '20s. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
And you see these pictures of him from the '20s.
ELSE: He had the eyes of an Old Testament prophet - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:13
ELSE: He had the eyes of an Old Testament prophet
WELLERSTEIN: So, Oppie is this sort of construction - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:09
WELLERSTEIN: So, Oppie is this sort of construction
And that recreation is immensely successful. - To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb 00:06
And that recreation is immensely successful.
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