Re:Hollywood Movie Aside, Just How Good a Physicist Was Oppe...
by Spooky23 on Friday July 21, 2023 @11:12AM
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It’s tabloid gotcha/clickbait techniques metastasizing into everything.
People have innate ability but achieve different outcomes based on where when and how they come of age. The problem with these trains of thought is he wasn’t born in 1980 or 1580. At that time, Einstein was the guy who was able to figure out how to connect a bunch of dots and communicate those ideas and concepts to the world.
Oppenheimer may or may not have had the physics genius of Einstein - but he was certainly able to build a massive project team, execute on his project and release a new force. I’d venture to guess Einstein wouldn’t be suited to that work.
People have innate ability but achieve different outcomes based on where when and how they come of age. The problem with these trains of thought is he wasn’t born in 1980 or 1580. At that time, Einstein was the guy who was able to figure out how to connect a bunch of dots and communicate those ideas and concepts to the world.
Oppenheimer may or may not have had the physics genius of Einstein - but he was certainly able to build a massive project team, execute on his project and release a new force. I’d venture to guess Einstein wouldn’t be suited to that work.