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
herken: the inaugural issue ofphysics today simply showed a porkpie hat on a cyclotron control. and everybody knew the porkpie hat was oppenheimer. (lively chatter) conant: he becomes a rock star. he is the oracle of american science. and he liked that. he probably felt that he d finally come through it al and he was no longer the outsider. now he was not only at the center of things but that he stood at the very top. (applause) and that, i think, was intoxicating for him. but at the same time, he felt a real responsibility for having ushered this weapon into the world.
herken: the inaugural issue ofphysics today simply showed a porkpie hat on a cyclotron control. and everybody knew the porkpie hat was oppenheimer. (lively chatter) conant: he becomes a rock star. he is the oracle of american science. and he liked that. he probably felt that he d finally come through it al and he was no longer the outsider. now he was not only at the center of things but that he stood at the very top. (applause) and that, i think, was intoxicating for him. but at the same time, he felt a real responsibility for having ushered this weapon into the world.
that he wasn t on. herken: the inaugural issue ofphysics today simply showed a porkpie hat on a cyclotron control. and everybody knew the porkpie hat was oppenheimer. (lively chatter) conant: he becomes a rock star. he is the oracle of american science. and he liked that. he probably felt that he d finally come through it al and he was no longer the outsider. now he was not only at the center of things but that he stood at the very top. (applause) and that, i think, was intoxicating for him. but at the same time, he felt a real responsibility for having ushered this weapon into the world.