Ask HN: Any Physics concepts to learn before watching Oppenheimer? 1 pointKalpeshbhalekar3 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNAsking for a friend :)Comments−gregjor3yThe movie doesn’t assume or require any understanding of nuclear physics, which may explain why so many non-physicists enjoy it.One doesn’t need to understand marine biology to watch Jaws, or Roman history to enjoy Gladiator.−albert_e3yNah, I prepped for Interstellar and flunked it anyway./ just kidding, of course.−KalpeshbhalekarOP3yHaha okay!−sashank_15093yFor better or worse the movie focuses mostly on Communist prosecution of scientists and not on the scientific aspects of building the atomic bomb. You’ll be fine−KalpeshbhalekarOP3yThanks Sashank!
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The movie doesn’t assume or require any understanding of nuclear physics, which may explain why so many non-physicists enjoy it.
One doesn’t need to understand marine biology to watch Jaws, or Roman history to enjoy Gladiator.
Nah, I prepped for Interstellar and flunked it anyway.
/ just kidding, of course.
Haha okay!
For better or worse the movie focuses mostly on Communist prosecution of scientists and not on the scientific aspects of building the atomic bomb. You’ll be fine
Thanks Sashank!