Jon else Robert Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. He was this complex ball of contradictions. Oppenheimer they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. Richard rhodes oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. How else would the world know what it was . Eleanor roosevelt dr. Oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control . Oppenheimer in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. ticking Newsreel Narrator it is dminus one for the test of the worlds first atomic device. Else this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. And he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. Oppenheimer if there is another world war. This civilization may go under. Kai bird he became a political pariah. Edward r. Murrow is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity . cameras clicking else and it finally ruined him. Oppenheimer now i am
- -(clock ticking) jon else: robert oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb. he was this complex ball of contradictions. oppenheimer: they are weapons of aggression, of surprise and of terror. richard rhodes: oppenheimer wanted the bomb to be used. how else would the world know what it was? eleanor roosevelt: dr. oppenheimer, are we creating something we may not be able to control? oppenheimer: in a world of atomic weapons, wars will cease. (ticking) newsreel narrator: it is d-minus one for the test of the world s first atomic device. else: this cultured, nonviolent man was responsible for birthing the most violent weapon in human history. and he devoted the rest of his life to trying to control the monster that he had unleashed. oppenheimer: if there is another world war. .this civilization may go under. kai bird: he became a political pariah. edward r. murrow: is it true that humans have already discovered a method of destroying humanity? (cameras clicking) else: and
he would have nothing to do with commenting on any of the issues of the day related to nuclear weapons. man: dr. oppenheimer, could you tell us what your thoughts are about what our atomic policy should be? no, i-i can t do that. i m not. not close enough to the facts, and i m not close enough to the thoughts of those who are worrying about it. rhodes: hans bethe told me once that, oppenheimer was smarter than any of the rest of us. he didn t win a nobel prize. how could this man, who evidently outshone some of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, not have been more successful in his line of work physics than he was? charles oppenheimer: you can t talk about oppenheimer when you re not talking about his science. that was the part of his life.
he would have nothing to do with commenting on any of the issues of the day related to nuclear weapons. man: dr. oppenheimer, could you tell us what your thoughts are about what our atomic policy should be? no, i-i can t do that. i m not. not close enough to the facts, and i m not close enough to the thoughts of those who are worrying about it. rhodes: hans bethe told me once that, oppenheimer was smarter than any of the rest of us. he didn t win a nobel prize. how could this man, who evidently outshone some of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, not have been more successful in his line of work physics than he was? charles oppenheimer: you can t talk about oppenheimer when you re not talking about his science. that was the part of his life. when he talks about what he loves,
he would have nothing to do with commenting on any of the issues of the day related to nuclear weapons. man: dr. oppenheimer, could you tell us what your thoughts are about what our atomic policy should be? no, i-i can t do that. i m not. not close enough to the facts, and i m not close enough to the thoughts of those who are worrying about it. rhodes: hans bethe told me once that, oppenheimer was smarter than any of the rest of us. he didn t win a nobel prize. how could this man, who evidently outshone some of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, not have been more successful in his line of work physics than he was? charles oppenheimer: you can t talk about oppenheimer when you re not talking about his science.