Bomb successful. Scientists celebrate, but with some angst showing. Oppenheimer especially. Oppenheimer wants to close down Los Alamos. Truman/Teller want to develop hydrogen bomb. Oppenheimer's past left-wing activities lead to examination of his security clearance. Straws (Princeton) slighted by Oppenheimer earlier, leads the campaign to undo him, all the while pretending to be his friend. The committee hearing is stacked against him. He can't see the evidence ahead of time (classified) so his lawyer has little chance to defend him.
Solid opening 30 minutes (we're treating this like a mini-series). O's involvement with left-wing causes . . . rift with Einstein (O thinks of him as over-the-hill and Einstein knows it.) First splitting of atom. Lawrence Lab in Berkeley--Lawrence practical applied physics . . . not O's strength. Main actor is from Peaky Blinders.
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