Nuclear Engineer and History Professor REACT to Oppenheimer Trailer 2

What a trailer! I'm actually looking quite forward to this movie. Thanks so much to Jared for coming by, and I can't wait for us to do our full breakdown.

[charlesp.kalina]

My father did a summer internship at Oak Ridge a few years after the war. His only "war story" was that his car broke down on the way from MIT to Tennessee, so he got there a couple of days late. He missed the in-processing for interns, so the admin folks treated him like a regular new employee, and he got the full all-access security badge instead of the limited-access one for interns. This became a status symbol, since the other interns figured he must be working on some kind of special super-secret project with the grownups.

From this I took the lesson that being late for work creates an air of mystery and enhances your reputation. That strategy did not work out as well for me, though.

[ReelHistory]

Thanks for having us Charlie! Can't wait til the movie comes out. See you then.

[toolthoughts]

I like these collabs you've been doing recently, good stuff
you two reacting to the whole movie would be great!

[ryanhoran]

I just discovered your channel and love the content. Nuclear energy has been a great fear of mine since I was a child playing sim city mainly because I had no understanding as to why a meltdown was so "bad". Since then I starting watching all the documentaries and movies I could about Nuclear energy but only with a "bomb go boom" understanding. Listening to your further explanation of the physics of Nuclear energy has been incredibly interesting. Thank you very much for the content!


I would like to suggest more nuclear news and also a reaction/explanation of your take on what happened at Fukushima.

[SpecialistAim]

"The chances are near zero"




Very serious statement..

[faeembrugh]

Having recently re-read 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' I will be curious too see this movie.

[natashasullivan]

Seriously hope you do a review of the full movie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[foxinhenhouse]

I had a relative that was a lawyer near Knoxville TN which was the nearest big town around the Manhattan project in Oak Ridge. I remember he talked about the time, "We didn't know what they were doing at the Clinton project. All I knew was that every weekend they came down here to get drunk. Then the MPs would collect them up from the drunk tank at the start of the week."

[spidrespidre]

While there aren't many people who would argue that the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) were irrelevant to the end of the war in the Pacific, just how much a role they did make remains open to debate. Firstly, LeMay's incendiary bombing campaign against Japanese cities from February 1945 onwards did considerably more damage and caused more loss of life than the atomic bombs, making them at least appear less significant in that regard. Indeed, by the start of August, there simply weren't many cities left to bomb. Secondly, the Soviet invasion of Manchuria (also August 9) quickly demonstrated that Japan would not be able to hold onto its mainland possessions for long (or southern Sakhalin, for that matter). To this could be added the unthinkable, the risk of a Soviet invasion of Hokkaido. Whichever of these general points is the more significant, it is clear that Japan's negotiating position was rapidly deteriorating and her best interests would be served by a timely surrender. If Japan had no idea how many more atomic bombs were at US disposal and the next one might even land on Tokyo then arguably they wouldn't have waited until the 15th to officially surrender. It is also very significant that the Americans were prepared to permit the condition that Hirohito could remain as emperor. This certainly made it easier for Japan to accept American occupation.

While American sympathy for the Japanese civilians lessened as the war dragged on, it could easily be argued that if the atomic bombs did precipitate the end of hostilities they also saved many Japanese lives - possibly into the millions. Japan relied heavily on imports for foodstuffs and fuel and by August 1945, thanks to US submarine action and aerial minelaying, Japan no longer had a merchant navy of which to speak. Consequently, if the war had been prolonged into 1946 or longer then many would have starved to death and bear in mind that by August 1945, 8.5 million Japanese were homeless.

[jake.notfromstatefarm]

Two handsome experts discussing one of my favorite historical events! Happy Wednesday indeed 😊

[sgt_loeram]

I just stumbled across this channel by accident, man I love it! I know zero about nuclear energy but you make it fun. You earned my sub!

[spc]

Two movies I would like to see you review are probably ones you have never heard of. First is Silkwood (1983), with Cher, Meryl Streep, and Kurt Russel. The second one is The Manhattan Project (1986) with John Lithgow and Cynthia Nixon. Silkwood is based on actual events and you could go over the manufacturing of Uranium pellets and the exposure issues that contaminated Karen Silkwood. The Manhattan Project is good science fiction but you could elaborate on the real risks that the kid would be putting himself in and the general public from radiation exposure.

[DianaDeLuna]

Waiting with baited breath for your reaction vid to the actual movie, now that it's been out a couple weeks!

[neogeo]

I have a movie for you to look and review The Manhattan Project -1986 With John Lithgow and Christopher Collet Where --the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct an atomic bomb for a national science fair

[mikeholmstrom]

I still "American Playhouse: Oppenheimer" in 1982 was very well done, but I don't see it available to buy or rent.

[blackspirit]

In season either 6 or 7 (I think it’s 7) of West Wing they have a scenario where a nuclear reactor goes into meltdown and its from the perspective of what’s going on in the administration as the crisis unfolds. I’d love your reaction to it. I think a lot of it was based on the 3-mile island incident.

[Beakphoto]

Movie review of Pu-239? (I've not seen it - just became aware of it this second)

[gailseatonhumbert]

Have you reviewed the Fukushima accident yet?

[papilloncycles]

109 East Palace... Great book, wonder if this or parts was adapted regarding this film?

[Suburbannite]

One thing that stuck out to me in the trailer is when they mention the phrase "world War 2" when I'm almost certain that name wasn't coined by historians until after the events of the war