Oppenheimer

[Doomsday Dallas]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776/

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who was professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project – the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer was among those who observed the Trinity test in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.

He later remarked that the explosion brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." In August 1945, the weapons were used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Christopher Nolan is set to return to movie theaters in 2023 with the release of “Oppenheimer,” based on the life of theoretical physicist and “the father of the Atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan has never made a biographical drama before, but don’t expect the Oscar-nominated director to take the traditional biopic route. As with all of Nolan’s films, expect the unexpected when it comes to “Oppenheimer.” An abundance of details about the project is scarce at the moment, but reports suggest Nolan will be scaling things back significantly after the $200 million-plus spectacle of “Tenet.” What does a $100 million Nolan biopic look like? We’re going to find out.

July 21, 2023

[highwhey]

if Nolan is directing, it's a hit.

[Doomsday Dallas]

supposedly from the book American Prometheus

J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.

When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s. They declared that Oppenheimer could not be trusted with America’s nuclear secrets.

In this magisterial biography twenty-five years in the making, which won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography, the authors capture Oppenheimer’s life and times, from his early career to his central role in the Cold War.

[bladefd]

I can't wait for this.

I did a lot of research on the Manhattan Project for a school project many years ago and found the entire ordeal fascinating. One of the most crucial and central moments in human history. Around ~4 years of work under Oppenheimer led us into a new age. Ofc, it jumpstarted the fear of nuclear wars & nuclear waste, but I feel the long-term benefits far outweigh the dangers.. assuming we don't screw it all up by the actions of some madman like Hitler/Stalin/PolPot coming into power over a country with nukes.

[Jasper]

if he did not create the bomb , someone else would of ... it is for evolution of the human races intelligence.

[Full Court]

If I'm remembering correctly, didn't Oppenheimer later turn into a communist and ended up committing treason or something?

[Doomsday Dallas]

[Lakers Legend#32]

The movie I am most looking forward to in 2023.

[Patrick Chewing]

Was hoping Einstein would be featured in this movie, and just checked out IMDB and indeed he will.

[highwhey]

already calling it...best film of 2023

[bladefd]

Was hoping Einstein would be featured in this movie, and just checked out IMDB and indeed he will.

Einstein didn't have a prominent role in the Manhattan Project to be featured here. His role was the letter he wrote to President FDR saying that a weapon is possible from splitting atoms.

[Patrick Chewing]

Einstein didn't have a prominent role in the Manhattan Project to be featured here. His role was the letter he wrote to President FDR saying that a weapon is possible from splitting atoms.

The movie is about Oppenheimer primarily, hence the title. Him and Einstein shared notes and were colleagues. Einstein made several references to nuclear weapons way before the Manhattan Project went into effect. He is pictured here with Oppenheimer. So the fact that he is featured in the movie is correct and true to the timeline.

[Airupthere]

Looking forward to this. I hope they make one for Enrico Fermi as well.

[bladefd]

The movie is about Oppenheimer primarily, hence the title. Him and Einstein shared notes and were colleagues. Einstein made several references to nuclear weapons way before the Manhattan Project went into effect. He is pictured here with Oppenheimer. So the fact that he is featured in the movie is correct and true to the timeline.

He probably has a limited side role. Not exactly featured because featured implies prominent role. Einstein was not involved in the Manhattan project for whatever reason beyond the initial letter afaik

[Nanners]

The movie is about Oppenheimer primarily, hence the title. Him and Einstein shared notes and were colleagues. Einstein made several references to nuclear weapons way before the Manhattan Project went into effect. He is pictured here with Oppenheimer. So the fact that he is featured in the movie is correct and true to the timeline.

Einstein showed zero scientific insight whatsoever until about a year after he got a job as a patent clerk... then suddenly at age 26 he published several of the most important scientific papers of all time - Light as a wave, the theory of spacetime, mass = energy... He published all of these ideas within one year.

How many scientists accomplish virtually nothing before the age 26, then publish 4 of the most significant scientific theories of all time within one year, then go back to being scientifically irrelevant for the rest of their life... Because thats the mainstream narrative for mr Einstein.