Any Physics concepts to learn before watching Oppenheimer?

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Asking for a friend :)

gregjor · Accepted Answer

The movie doesn&rsquo;t assume or require any understanding of nuclear physics, which may explain why so many non-physicists enjoy it.One doesn&rsquo;t need to understand marine biology to watch Jaws, or Roman history to enjoy Gladiator.

albert_e · Answer

Nah, I prepped for Interstellar and flunked it anyway./ just kidding, of course.

sashank_1509 · Answer

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&rsquo;ll be fine

Any Physics concepts to learn before watching Oppenheimer?

Asking for a friend :)

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.

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