Oppenheimer: The Real Story | Documentary November 23, 2023 Unipro2013main Historical, History, US History </p> <h2>Oppenheimer: The Real Story | Documentary</h2> <p> The documentary covers Oppenheimer’s contribution to nuclear physics as a professor and leader of the Los Alamos Laboratory.</p> <p>Director: Robin Bextor</p> <p>0:00 The documentary<br /> 2:48 Insights into the privileged and intense upbringing of Robert Oppenheimer, his isolation as a child, and his attempts to distance himself from his Jewish identity.<br /> 8:24 Oppenheimer had a privileged childhood but felt trapped, leading him to seek adventure in New Mexico.<br /> 16:49 J. Robert Oppenheimer’s early life, academic achievements, and political awakening.<br /> 23:39 Robert Oppenheimer’s involvement with the Communist Party and his role in the Manhattan Project.<br /> 31:19 Oppenheimer, a non-Nobel Prize winning physicist, was chosen to lead the Manhattan Project due to his ability to communicate and manage people effectively.<br /> 39:44 The social life and atmosphere at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer’s role as a leader, and the anxiety and tension leading up to the Trinity test.<br /> 49:39 The moral and ethical dilemmas faced by Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, during the development and use of the bomb during World War II.<br /> 57:14 Oppenheimer tries to convince Truman to establish an international atomic agency, but Truman dismisses him and decides to use the bomb. The Soviet Union’s atomic bomb and the arrest of Klaus Fuchs lead to discussions about building a hydrogen bomb.<br /> 1:02:55 Oppenheimer’s opposition to the hydrogen bomb led to suspicions of him working for the Soviets and a security case against him.<br /> 1:09:44 J. Robert Oppenheimer’s reputation and career were destroyed due to false accusations of being a security risk and working for the Communist Party during the McCarthy era.<br /> 1:20:07 Robert Oppenheimer’s reputation is restored through an interview on the Ed Murrow show, where he discusses the Institute for Advanced Study and the moral implications of nuclear weapons.<br /> 1:23:57 J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Institute for Advanced Studies, was a complex and enigmatic figure who made significant contributions to science and faced challenges in his personal and professional life.<br /> 1:32:32 Oppenheimer represents the development of reason turned irrational and destructive, yet he was also a polymath and tried to contain the bomb.<br /> Credit to : Best Documentary</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
