Oppenheimer (2023)
Directed by Christopher Nolan
J. Robert Oppenheimer goes from student days in Cambridge to teaching physics in Berkeley and building the atomic bomb on a mesa at Los Alamos, while hearings in Washington later put his loyalty on trial.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Cavendish Laboratory≈ 00:04:00Cambridge, EnglandStated on screen
A homesick, struggling graduate student does poorly in the lab before moving on to theoretical physics in Europe.
- 2University of California≈ 00:15:00Berkeley, CaliforniaStated on screen
He builds a school of theoretical physics, moves in left-wing circles, marries Kitty and is recruited by General Groves.
- 3The laboratory town≈ 00:50:00Los Alamos, New MexicoStated on screen
On a mesa in New Mexico he and Groves raise a secret town and gather scientists to build the bomb.
- 4Trinity test≈ 01:45:00Trinity test site, New MexicoStated on screen
- 5Gymnasium speech≈ 02:05:00Los Alamos, New MexicoStated on screen
- 6Oval Office≈ 02:10:00The White House, Washington, D.C.Stated on screen
- 7Pond with Einstein≈ 02:15:00Institute for Advanced Study, PrincetonStated on screen
- 8Atomic Energy Commission hearing room≈ 02:20:00Washington, D.C.Inferred
- 9Senate confirmation hearing≈ 02:40:00Washington, D.C.Inferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 19,137 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 9
- Not shown: 18,891 km
- Car: 245 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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