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
were periods of incredible intellectual daring. electricity, automobiles, fligh were all transforming daily life. and then you had incredible advances in science, and it looks like almost anything could be achieved. david eisenbach: story of robert oppenheimer is really the story of immigrant america. his father comes over from germany, gets a job in the garment industry and makes a tremendous amount of money, winds up on the upper west side on riverside drive. and he s got a picasso, and he s got three van goghs. herken: his mother was a paris-trained artist who exhibited her work at various galleries in manhattan. rhodes: she was a nervous person. she really didn t let this little boy go outside.
and into an age of great scientific possibility. the first two decades of the 20th century were periods of incredible intellectual daring. electricity, automobiles, fligh were all transforming daily life. and then you had incredible advances in science, and it looks like almost anything could be achieved. david eisenbach: story of robert oppenheimer is really the story of immigrant america. his father comes over from germany, gets a job in the garment industry and makes a tremendous amount of money, winds up on the upper west side on riverside drive. and he s got a picasso, and he s got three van goghs. herken: his mother was a paris-trained artist who exhibited her work at various galleries in manhattan.
and into an age of great scientific possibility. the first two decades of the 20th century were periods of incredible intellectual daring. electricity, automobiles, fligh were all transforming daily life. and then you had incredible advances in science, and it looks like almost anything could be achieved. david eisenbach: story of robert oppenheimer is really the story of immigrant america. his father comes over from germany, gets a job in the garment industry and makes a tremendous amount of money, winds up on the upper west side on riverside drive. and he s got a picasso, and he s got three van goghs. herken: his mother was a paris-trained artist who exhibited her work at various galleries in manhattan.