Oppenheimer: The Man Behind the Bomb | A "Countdown to Zero" Exclusive | TakePart
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2010
- On July 16, 1945, the U.S. government tested their first nuclear bomb, led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. As the blast went off, Oppenheimer became aware not only the terrifying power of the nuclear bomb but also our inability to entirely comprehend the implications of this invention. His attempts to warn the public were silenced and ridiculed, though today, over 65 years later, his voice is a haunting reminder of our very real nuclear threat.
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Featuring interviews from the documentary film "Countdown to Zero," this short is a look into the man who created the bomb...and a frightening new world. Find out more about the movie, and how you can demand a world without nuclear weapons, at TakePart.com/zero.
Produced by TakePart with Participant Media
Directed by Mariana Blanco at Hoodablah
Score by Austin Wintory
Featuring Grizelda by Yeasayer
Special Thanks to Lisa Remington, Susan Ricketts
Footage provided by:
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“ Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” - Albert Einstein
Star Romero he knew that mouses are smarter than us, he knew how pessimistic the humans are.
Stfu i didn't say that
But they would eat dirty infectious shit in a dumpster
@@armandoguerrero9715 which they are equipped to handle though
@@fiend652 it was in quotations, yes you did silly
The way Oppenheimer speaks is like something out of a movie
Indeed.
I know it may seem strange, but listen closely to his voice. He sounds similar to Mr. Rogers. And yes, I get the irony.
Kevin Benoit
He was a liberal Jew.
@@hector5699 How could they cross it? They can't cross my mind today in any meaningful way.
Trans Atlantic Accent. Look up Old Movies and they all speak that way.
Casting Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer is the most perfect casting as we can see after the invention Oppenheimer became very lifeless. Cillian can portray that expression EXTREMELY WELL.
So excited to see Cillian in this!!!
I think the guy that plays sheldon on big bang theory would be great
there is absolutely no one better than cillian murphy to play this role. the actor that looks most similar to him, has the same real personality traits, and does his job well. i am insanely hyped for this performance. i could be wrong but the oscar is basically locked for him in 2024.
Ya, he did indeed
Yes, I was just thinking that.
He wanted to change the world ... and when he created the godlike weapon, he regretted his wisdom...
He did, he created things for good not bad and unwilling became a slave to the powers! Remember him for goodness not bad...
He was inspired by The a deadly weapon (Bhrahma Astra) which was mentioned in Bhagwat gita
@@jaycearoo He created good things for what destroy the world? You can literally see in his eyes he regret making the atom bomb because in the future humans will go into a nuclear war
@@restartedv69 Not staff Sergeant Crilly then. Hey all is good in the hood brother, you dig?
@@nishantrawat1635 bruh he ain’t a Hindu. Why would he read gita.
"I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"
Still an interesting point and a truly turning point in human history.
Read Bhagwad Gita
@@avinashagnihotri5616 this is a 9 year old comment dude?
Jack sparrow you replying back to a 9 year old comment gave me superaids
I know this person now is dead 🤣
🔥
A doctorate at 23. Amazingly gifted man.
He actually got his doctorate at 22 years, 11 months.
Amazingly gifted intelligent man afraid of his own creation.....
@@carolyndewey1966 you must be the kind of person to argue tomatos tomaatos
@@NastyFruit😂😂😂😂
A cursed man who used that gift to kill over 100.000 innocent civilians...
Any actor to portray Oppenheimer with this exact expressions, can win an oscar. It’s really deep the way he said the line, destroyer of worlds.😭
I guess NicePeter deserves an Oscar then.
@@darrylbooc1196 he wasn’t exactly portraying him. He had the tone and some of the expressions correct, but not the traumatic overtone.
Good news there's a Nolan movie about Oppenheimer coming up
@@darrylbooc1196 Cilian murphy was on his way with chris nolan
Cillian Murphy... ❤️🙏💯
Young Oppenheimer was such a sprightly soul, to see how much he changed in his old age from that 'I am become death....' line is tragic.
He gave this line from "vagbat gita"
Well his invention decimated 2 cities, killing near 200,000 people and injuring many many more.. Imagine knowing your responsible for that
@@ElkahJones he wasnt responsible for it the US military was, he made the bomb as a failsafe incase the nazis made one...Nobody in his position would've done otherwise.
"A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent." - J. Robert Oppenheimer
To me, this statement is just as important(if not, then maybe even more) and overshadowed by "I am become Death, destroyer of worlds."
Bro do u know about the holy book "GITA"....if not then Pls read this book .....U smartly ignore the books name ......
Those who cried were probably the same ones who would cry when Jack went down with the titanic
@@jthunders Why?..
@@abbyabby2500 because they are weak
@@jthunders I’m cringing. Make it stop.
His speech is heartbreaking to see, you could see he has no life in him left. He knows what he created and what he had done. He knew he created a weapon to end the world, so sad.
Not really because no one would be stupid enough to use nuclear bombs to destroy the world. Think about it if someone was stupid enough to cause a nuclear war, they would also be destroyed to. No one wants mutlly assured destruction.
@@deborahwhitney9427 You’d be surprised
simple,nerf it into the ground like its a game object with dps stats and such
@@deborahwhitney9427 you sure?
Yes. Satan used him he even quoted a pagan religion from a false Hindu god” he created a destroyer wapen” the Bible said Satan is the destroyer. But Jesus is the one give life and save glory to him ✝️❤️
In his I am become death interview, he sounds genuinely sorry and in mental pain
He was a very broken man after he became the monster that created weapons that blew two of japan's cities off the map. He was never truly the same after that.
@Sunday Girl he was a major contributor, I'm not saying he's the sole creator behind the bomb. sorry for not being clear about that.
He is a Scientist not a Engineer!!! Why don't they blame the Engineers that put the bomb together?
He knew what he was inventing, he shouldn't have permitted himself to accomplish this evil invention, he could have stopped. There is no excuse for him. Only his ego made him blind so he persued his project to be the first.... That's evil work destroying the world.
@@Copa-RaysOfLight That is true and it seems thar he regret every single second of that desire after he saw what he created.
Robert too OP pls nerf
Too OP-penheimer
He was nerf because he read Baghavad Gitta.
Cant you see? He is smarter than albert einstein and nicola tesla combined x100
Rakim Domato do you even know what ur talking? The bomb was ceeated with 6000 people working together. The theory of splitting atom came from europe, not his.
While tesla works on his own garage trying to help people with free energy. Dont compare.
Ever since the last updated Robert was way over buffer
I feel bad for him, he just wanted to help stop a war, he knew it went to far and was casted out and treated like a traitor, when he was the only one talking any sense.
He looked like a kid in 1945. You can really just see in his face how much of a toll this took on his body.
I could argue that these bombs are the only reason the world hasn't seen another major conflict yet.
Are you kidding? Tell that to anyone living in Iraq, Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon, Korea, Vietnam..
hmmm.... id imagine there are hundreds of thousands of people that would be quite offended at you saying that those werent major. i agree that the bombs needed to be dropped(if that's what you were saying, i honestly don't remember) as the japanese were brutal and would not stop until the last soldier.. my gripe with what you said is that there hasnt been any major conflicts since. the world has been PERPETUALLY AT WAR ever since.. the united states has had soldiers involved in conflicts ever since WW2 feeding the war industry ever since. The world IS always at war.
Japan was a defeated country when the bombs were dropped. The US had intercepted Japanese radio transmissions before the bombs that they would be open to seeking acceptable surrender terms, the absolute being that they keep their Emperor. Therefore the use of the bombs on Japan at that time was highly unmoral and pointless.
That being said, the fact that the US had an atomic weapon, almost certainly kept the USSR out of Western Europe at the end of the War. The main issue with atomic power was that Oppenheimer's vision of international control of it was never realised.
The fact that the rest of the world has been at war at some time or another is partially down to US and USSR relations. But it's also the U.S's need to control international situations to apparently secure their freedom stateside when it's usually as much to do with securing their interests.
Andrew is right. Ask any basic person if we are in war. They would say no. If you don't know government hides a lot of shit.
Darkzz Lord major is a term that can be relative. If you live in Hebron and everyone you know is dead, i'd imagine that would be pretty 'major' to you.
One way or another the bomb would have been invented.
How? It could only be invented this one way. During war. when people invest in newer technology to win.
@@kalakartist Yet without it, WW3 would've easily broken out and it was only a matter of time.
@@SpudEater so make powerful bombs so people don't bomb each other? That's your take away?
@@kalakartist My take away is that regardless of the time period, one human, at one point, would bear the weight of being the "father of the atomic bomb". My other, is that the creation of, "the bomb" was, and still is, the single greatest single deterrent to total annhilation. Irregardless of positivity, human history is built, and written upon, the bones of the victors because we are truly never at peace.
We just invented the atomic bomb because war demands for you to be superior to your enemies, technologically. It's not a had to happen situation like you are portraying it. Yes there has not been peace ever but there can be. You are a pessimist, I am an idealist. We both suck. Let's leave it at that.
Christopher Nolan's next movie is gonna be "OPPENHEIMER"......and Cillian Murphy is in the lead role..what else do you want...A great topic and a great actor..❤️❤️❤️
Also got Emily blunt In it apparently lol
@@letsgetchino6669 the biggest question for humanity who the heck forced Oppenheimer to create nuclear bomb
@@rajveerkanojiya2985 The Nazis and the Japanese. The Americans were in a race to build the first working atomic weapon the world had ever seen. Watch _"Fat man and Little Boy"_ to get a better understanding.
I want to see Alec Baldwin as Oppenheimer that's what I want
We're all gonna die, you excited to see a movie. How pimpin is that?!!
*The only man who could literally relate what Vishnu once said in "Bhagvadgeeta".*
shiva ??
@@robertelangbam8501 He mean Oppenheimer!!!
Although Shiva & Vishnu Are not different But the same. Both are basically all Powerful god who's powers has no limit!!
War, War never changes.
It always has been since anicent times tho. Heck you can go back to mongol empire all the way back tho
Fallout 4 reference
Lug
Liberals
You do realise he was a liberal Jew?
@@Milk-xy1gw3*
@Marc Nasol oh shit that's true but the concept of war never changes he ment
Who else came here after epic rapbattle? Legit didn't knw anything about him
sheikh mansur same
I'm here bcz of them
Same
I'm so thankful for ERB. They shine lights on so many historical figures that deserve more attention.
Omg same lol
The amount of sadness anger and despair that was in his eyes and shown with his trembling of his lips is so bizarre to look at it's insane the man is so dead inside
The tortured genius. Who could possibly relate to him ? He regretted what he did almost immediately, but he was committed to finishing the work. A sad figure at the end.
This shit changed him he was so happy and energetic before and after he became hollow
Who’s here after seeing the erb and wanting to know more?
Me!!!
Me
Yep
Cant lie
Wait, that ERB was released a few hours ago. At least in Europe. hmmmm
2:26 "im sure we will never be sorry for it"
3.32 He was about to cry and held back!
He always wanted to be world famous and what an outcome. The moment of truth!
3:32
I love him. He could be an ancester of mine.
Thanks, Margaret Oppenheimer
Reaching ZERO bombs is like wishing for rocks be edible.
The man who invented explosives, who thought it would help people mine, never thought people would use his invention in such brutal ways...
lol
His eyes glow, even in black and white.
Now Christopher Nolan making a movie about him.
In Nolan I Trust.
In Nolan we trust.
I came here after the announcement that C.Nolan is making a film about him with cillian Murphy being the lead
Who are here due to the reason of Christopher Nolan...??
"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"
The only thing I can ever think to sum up Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.
my father worked on the manhatten project with many other scientists. he went to his grave believing that we should not longer use explosives when we are at war with one another but chemicals that would kill everyone equally. if we were threatened equally we would work harder at resolving our problems. he felt that the a bombs shortened the war but was deeply distraught by the carnage. these were mental people who didn't understand the destruction or the emotional impact of thir actions.
They killed innocency. That is evil.
U can clearly see the sadness in his eyes, poor him.
TheChrille i can see sadness in killer eyes too,is that mean he is clean now?
11 years later nothing has changed much. The countdown is still a countdown.
lets wait the new christopher nolan film on his own perspective.
I'm excited for the cast
@@kumararup188 Cillian murphy!
I Came Here To Liston the Word "Bhagvat Geeta" from the great scientist Oppenheimer.
Just going through "who came here after watching ERB ? "
Have a nice day
Idk if it's just me but I am genuinely very sorry for him and its clear he felt so guilty about it and only wanted to help the world...poor guy 😔
There's obviously the argument "well he deserved it" but I genuinely dont believe he thought it would be as destructive as it would. He would have known from the Maths but its only until you see something like that and imagine thr thousands of buildings and innocent people caught in the blast that the theory actually means something.
@@matwatson7947 We've got nuclear weapons today but no bombing ever as destructive as the first atomic bomb. i can't even imagine how horrible it would be being present at that time, living with this guilt your whole life.
When the gun was invented, i'm sure many of these same issues came up. "It can defend us", and "what if a robber uses it".
Only a gun cannot literally end life as we know it with only a few peoples descision
Very poor analogy.
@@jhw6
It shows too how he does not value his own life. Sure weapons designed to destroy millions of lives for the sake of kings and companies is fine to him, but a man using a weapon to defend himself? His family? "It's the same thing"
Revolting
U were not very bright in school, were you? 😂
who is here after the trailer of Nolan?
"As I am standing still.. ..I prefer the stillness here. I am tired of earth, it's people.. ..I am tired of getting caught in the tangle of their lives."
Dr. Manhattan
Fact Check: Oppenheimer was very emotionally impacted by the advent of the nuclear bomb (as the video shows) and when they dropped them on Japan, and the proceeding interest in more nuke production increased. Oppenheimer went to President Truman on many occasions telling him that he died inside and was very hurt by this. Truman’s secretary wrote after Oppenheimer left. Truman told him I don’t want that coward in here ever again. He didn’t drop the bomb I did. Thank Dan Carlin.
The only coward, was Truman.
Even if he didn’t manage to find out how, someone would eventually find out. No matter how long something like this takes, it’s bound to happen whether we want it to or not. It takes one smart person to raise the stakes.
Someone once said "not because you have the ability to create something doesn't mean you should ", but I guess curiosity always gets the better of us. And when desperation unfold in any of us that's the time our creative juices flow, we always find away to overcome our fears, and wars always brings out the best and the worst of us. Man is doom species because we're thinkers and dreamers, just like the world keeps turning man will always be evolving whether into something positive or negative, we can't help ourselves,sad to say this is who we are,.
We have it all in our hands. We have a choice.
Who else is excited for Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" releasing July 21st, 2023?
4:11 I can hear the emotions in his voice
“And I’m sure we’ll never be sorry for it”
Oh how he was wrong
IKR like he regretted it so much he became depressed
I think he was actually right in a way. I've never heard USA apologizing to Japan. I think they would do it again. Big time
I don't think Oppenheimer realized what he created. It almost seemed like he regretted it after all that happened regardless if it was such a big scientific achievement.
3:25 that is some how very terrifying.
Oppenheimer likely never got a good night's sleep for the rest of his days after his invention was proven successful.
Definitely Chris Nolan saw this video
Nolan in the making! 💯🔥
It's fun to see the correlations between this and the Oppenheimer movie, what interesting history
It wasn't just the US Government that tested the Atomic bomb. The Manhattan project was a collaborative effort between Canada, Britain, and the USA.
"Now i am become the death, the destroyer of the world"......
Lines from The Bhagwat Gita(said by lord Krishna) to motivate Arjuna.. Hinduism sacrosanct scripture along with this 4 vedas many Upanishads give glimpse of all the universe ..
...but the sad thing is we don't want to understand it contrary many people in India do not respect it.
Yes many people in india do not believe in bhagavat gita since it was created by jew brahmins
@Rafi Boss Hinduism is beyond your imagination yo white boi 🤯
@@dhavalbelurkar8829 he is muslim
@@dhavalbelurkar8829 ...how do you know he’s white?
He's the reason we are going to all die now
Let's create a time machine boys
And give he's pregnant mom abortion pills.
@@Today97129 cut his dad's nuts off
Putin’s not gonna do it.
Pure evil
recommended by youtube after oppenheimer teaser..good find 👍
Oppenheimer seems like a great guy, He should have his own movie
who came here after watching teaser of oppenheimer movie
3:23 to 3:50
A haunted man if ever I saw one
0:33 looks like a dragon
This Channel gives hope. Thank you so much for the good work. Greetings from Germany
"I am become Death, the Destroyer of worlds."
-J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hmm you can't just quote a quote like that
That's line/introduction of devo ke dev *mahadev* 🙏🙏
@@bobby4111 God of destruction 🙏🏼
Oh stupid this was line aof Bhagwad Gita and Lord Krishna say about
That was him quoting a scripture.... Not his quote bud
Why would someone want to invent an atomic bomb knowing the damage it could cause
Desperation. To end the major wars.
It's far more complicated than that he didn't really have much of a choice
Theories can be very different from reality. He opened pandora's box and what he saw stole the life from his eyes when those bombs dropped and blew those cities off the map. He didn't truly understand what he was creating until it was much too late.
They had no idea what the Germans were doing and didn't want Hitler to have the weapon first. At that point in time, the U.S. was tracking uranium sales and transfers and Germany had over 1300 tons of uranium. Heisenberg was the chief physicist for the Germans, and the other physicists had great respect for his abilities. The physicists felt that if they could figure out how to make a bomb, so could Heisenberg. That's why it's often called "racing for the bomb." The original race was against the Germans - who, in the end, had no idea how to make a bomb because Hitler would not dedicate the money and resources needed. In fact, Heisenberg was shocked that the American bomb was delivered by a plane as his calculations showed it would take 2.2 tons of uranium to make a bomb and it needed to be surrounded by heavy water. He had no idea that the U.S. had mastered separation of U235 and the creation of quantities of plutonium
curiosity and adventure
I don't even have to watch the video, I read the description and the comments and perfectly understand what this is about
he was too smart for his own good.
I watched the movie teaser of Christopher nolan's Oppenheimer and hopefully the next generation to know about the great minds and great things
Chillingly beautiful...whoever did this video did one hell of a good job. May the message continue.
Now that Oppenheimer movie is releasing by Christopher Nolan. Speaks volumes about what this man achieved and went through.
One thing I do believe is that that the bomb would have eventually been created, it would have been eventually used. But since the bombings in Japan, no nuclear power has ever engaged in direct conflict due to the threat of mutual destruction. Do I feel what happened to the civilian population in Japan was right, of course not but. We have not had a global scale war since. We can reduce the number of nukes but maybe keep enough to reassure mutual destruction and if all powers adopt no first use policy then even better.
Here for Nolan Oppenheimer
Unfortunately, that will never happen. Whoever has nuclear weapons has power and no one wants to give up power.
Of all the most ferocious animals in existence, no one came close to humanity
Nobody could've thought the power would be this much.
Mfer splited atom then he snapped thanos ohh sheeeee
NOLAN’S OPPENHEIMER WILL BE FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!
At this point it makes no sense to disarm. It's a dangerously naive suggestion. We may like to believe that we're setting an example, and maybe our allies would foolishly follow, but our adversaries and enemies would never and they would gain tremendous leverage over us. So while the bomb may have been a terrible creation, it would be more terrible to thrust us so stupidly into such a position of vulnerability.
"And I'm sure we'll never be sorry for it"
If the radiance of a thousands suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One. I am become Death, the shatterer of worlds.
Look on the bright side, at least it was spearheaded successfully by a person who is sensible enough at the end to warn the whole world about such creation. Imagine created by people whose intentions are backed with hatred and revenge towards others.
3:39...now I am become death...from Bhagwadgita...Cillian Murphy is perfect for the role
You started that, you clean it up.
Oppenheimer and Einstein were genius and saved the U.S. from further war.
3:25 An expression of remorse at what he had wrought upon the world.
The scary thing is 100 years from now we might have a weapon that dwarfs the ones we have now and we might even be around to see it due to AI and physical argumentation
Well said.
do y’all think they ever stopped using them doe
What song is that playing in the video? every hour of the day
I am pretty sure Christopher Nolan would've watched this documentary for his upcoming movie "Oppenheimer"
You can see the guilt in his eyes
Me and the boys meeting the ceo of nuclear power
Can't wait to go to Los Alamos next week. :D Thank you for this video,by the way. :)
the opening music score here is just the same as in Oppenheimer trailer. Wow!
THANKYOU!
w00t!! "Grizelda" by Yeasayer - thank you for using this song!
and i will indeed vote.
he looks just like my father OMG the eye brows
"War may have terrible consequences in the process but the aftermath of it can be either good or bad"
The consequences are .............. Wipeout !
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I'm here before the Nolan movie. Waiting for the wagon...🍿