Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Tom Jenkins: Richard Tolman
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Niels Bohr : Heisenberg sought me out in Copenhagen. It was chilling, my old student working for the Nazis. He told me some things to draw me out. Sustained fission reactions in uranium.
Richard Tolman : That sounds more like a reactor than a bomb.
Edward Teller : Did he mention gaseous diffusion?
Niels Bohr : He seemed more focused on heavy water.
Edward Teller : As a moderator?
Niels Bohr : Yes, instead of graphite.
[the others celebrate]
Niels Bohr : What?
J. Robert Oppenheimer : He took a wrong turn! We're ahead.