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So we have a method
of solving neutron fusion...

Tell me, Stan,
what's the point of hiking

when you have these
fantastic new binoculars?

The air around here
gives me headaches.

Don't get a stroke.

It would be a loss
given your special mind.

Oh.

Do you know this one?

A religious man
wants to know

whether sex on Sabbath
is a sin.

Somehow he's not sure
if sex is work or pleasure.

So he goes to a priest.

And the priest reads for hours
in the Bible.

Then he says, "My son,
after a long Bible reading,

I'm sure sex is work,

and therefore
not allowed on Sunday."

The man thinks, "What does this
priest actually know about sex?"

So he goes to a minister,
he gets the same answer,

but he still is not convinced.

Then he looks for
the ultimate authority:

a man with thousands of years
of knowledge.

- A rabbi.

The rabbi looks at him
and then says...

"My son,
sex is clearly pleasure."

"How can you be so sure if
nobody else is?" the man asks.

The rabbi turns to him
and goes...

"Oh, if sex would be work,

my wife would leave it
to the maid."

That's right.

By the way,

have you found a way
to calculate the impact yet?

We're still struggling

with the final stages
of the chain reactions.

Transfer me into your group.

I could solve it
in a heartbeat.

Operator. How can I help?

Can you please connect me
with Lvov in Poland?

Certainly, sir.

Thank you.

I got math class...

There's no
connection at the moment.

Oh.

Are the lines still up?

I have no
information about that, sir.

Thank you.

Hm?

Calculus is the boring part
of mathematics.

But you can do fascinating
things with it.

You can, for example,
compose music.

And even,
more importantly,

go to Las Vegas
and win card games.

I'll show you something.

Gambling is all
about probability.

Here are 33 cards.

Twenty-two are black

and only 11 are red.

Now, George,

let's imagine that your job
is to find the red cards.

For every dollar you bet,

I would give you double
the amount if you win.

A quick digression:

if your budget is one dollar,

how much money
you could possibly win?

- It doubles every time, right?
- Uh-huh.

I can't do that in my head.
I'm not a genius.

2,048.

But...

how do you know whether
you should keep playing?

I go with my gut.

Think of it.

Thirty-three cards.

Eleven are red.

One in every three
is red, right?

Which means that
your chances of losing

are twice as likely
than winning.

Try.

And I've got a higher chance
with the second card I pick.

Exactly.

But it doesn't matter
how it turns out.

Every game you play
tells you something.

Just play more card games.

- And learn mathematics.

Let's continue next time.

- Goodbye, Mr. Ulam.
- Goodbye.

Here.

Did you have a chance to think
about my friends from Poland?

We could use them here.
They are willing to teach.

I've made some calls,
but it's not looking promising.

And with the recent situation
between Germany and Russia,

things could get
more difficult.

- What do you mean?
- You haven't heard?

Hitler's invaded Russia.

You lazy son of a bitch.

You are teaching Catholic and
Protestant kids gambling tricks,

and telling them
what they learn in Harvard

is an unimportant part
of mathematics.

Well, I try my best, Johnny.

How is Marietta?

Not good.

She loves you.
She's only confused.

No, she's in love
with this young physicist.

She said I bore her.

But she still brings me
my favorite food.

I don't get it.

Do you know why Jesus
is not a Hungarian?

Why not?

Because they could not find
three wise men and a virgin.

What about your family?

Well...

I tried to convince them
to leave,

but my father doesn't want
to go to the U.S.

You know,
these stubborn Poles.

Do they have enough money
to get out of Lvov?

Yes.

Yes.

But I want to send them more,

and I don't know whether they
want to extend my fellowship.

I bet you gave them
good reasons not to.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Hey, Stan. You want to join us?

We're French, Lithuanian,
Bulgarian.

We need a Pole.

And since you're the only one
I know and like...

- What are you playing?
- Belote.

Well, let me watch
a few rounds first,

and then I can show you
how to win.

The bloody French
together with Chamberlain

could have stopped him in 1938.

Who wanted to go to war again?
Come on.

He invaded Czechoslovakia
and no one helped.

Remember, eight million dead
in the Great War.

There were a lot of reasons
not to go to war.

In any case, my friends,

the Germans will have trouble
to hold all this territory.

They don't have the resources
for world war.

- You're sure about that one?
- Of course.

But they have a lot of good
scientists and engineers.

Isn't it in the end just men
fighting against other men?

Well, she has a point there.

They lose scientists
every day.

- I'm going to have a drink.
- They'll feel it soon.

Europe is dying,
my friends.

Come on, don't talk like that.

He's underestimating the U.S.

Do I know you?

It would be stupid of me
to deny this.

Oh, would it?

I am Stan.

I'm Françoise.

And what does Stan do?

I'm a mathematician.

Mm.

I've only met
physicists and chemists,

but never a mathematician.

Can one make a living
out of that?

Well, the question is,

can we all make a living
without it?

I teach in Harvard.

In Harvard?

That's impressive.

I don't have permission to stay,

because the college
I'm studying at is for women,

and not so well recognized
like Harvard.

And, unfortunately,

I'm not a genius scientist
like yourself.

So, what are you doing?

I like to write.

Oh.

What do you write about?

I come from
a Jewish family,

and there's a lot
to write about these days.

Yes.

But tell me...

I don't know a thing

about the theory of relativity,
for example.

Oh.

It's actually very simple.

- Really?
- Mm-hm.

Could you imagine that nobody
else is here in the room,

and that we are the only
two planets in the universe?

Nothing is certain then,

because there are no
fixed points.

Everything you say is true from
the perspective of your planet,

and everything I say is true
from the perspective of mine.

The only thing
we know for sure

is that the speed of light
is the same everywhere...

and for everyone.

Well, that is the basic idea.

And the rest are just
complicated consequences.

Come on, Stan.

You should go.

We should continue
this conversation.

Who knows?

We probably will.

Get over here.

You're better off
writing a telegram.

The lines to Poland
are very fickle.

Sir?

Could you please
try it one more time?

Who knows? Maybe God throws
the dice for me.

I need to speak to her.

You don't have
any other address?

No, I haven't.
It's the house of Michal Ulam.

He's an architect.

Stasio?

Is that your sister?

Yes.

She is beautiful.

I teach here while my hometown
is invaded by Germans.

I should become a soldier.

Do you want us to lose the war?

Our skill is not fighting, Stan.

You have a brain.

Use it.

That's how we can help.

What do you mean?

There is a place in the West

where they are hiring a lot
of mathematicians right now.

They need people like us.

Which place?

If it's Las Vegas, I'm in.

These guys over there

want to end this war.

Once and for all.

I never thought about you,

because you would have
to do it alone.

Only wives and children
are allowed.

What about Adam?

Could I bring him?

That's impossible, Stan.

It's your call.

Mr. Ulam.

What?

This is all we need
for the exam, right?

Oh, yes.

Just keep applying this.

Practice every day,
and you should be fine.

- I'll take it.
- Thank you, Adam.

You're very welcome.

May I ask you something?

Of course.

How is your family?

I haven't heard from them
in a long time.

A while ago I got a telegram
from my brother.

He managed to get to London,

and he joined
the Free French Forces.

- He's a soldier?
- No, he's a journalist.

But he decided
to join the army.

I'd also like to join them.

Good.

But even a soldier
has to sleep.

- Good night, Francoise.
- Good night.

What is it?

You know, I asked Johnny
about the job.

- Yes?
- I got it.

Congratulations.

However...

it would mean...

it would mean moving
to the other side of America.

Thank you.

Why don't we get married.

Excuse me?

That way you could stay
in the U.S.

It sounds extreme,
I know, but...

actually it could just
be on paper.

You don't have
to come with me.

You are totally free
to stay here.

- I'm serious.

You're weird.

Doesn't it make sense?

But, Stan,
this is not an equation.

Maybe it doesn't sound
so romantic.

Not so romantic?

You're funny.

Look at it as an adventure.

If you are looking
for an adventure,

go and climb a mountain.

Wouldn't it be better
to stay in a safe country?

No, I can't.

Listen...

I like your sense of humor,

and I wouldn't ask
just anybody to marry me.

Oh, thank you.

I'm very happy
to hear that.

Look, you could stay here
as a married woman.

- You don't have to tell anybody.
- No?

And if you fall in love,
we can get a divorce.

Living divorced as a woman?

What a nice life
on top of all that.

Then we can stay married.

No problem.

So?

No.

Definitely not.

There you go.

One ticket to
Penn Station, please.

- Return?
- No.

Two dollars, please.

Thanks.

- Thank you.
- Did you bring your ring,

Mrs. Ulam?

- My ring?
- Yes.

Of course I did.

Oh, it's a nice one.

And you know what?

Johnny told me how wonderful
is the climate there.

- You should've married Johnny.

- Really?
- Yes.

Hm.

Papers.

Go ahead.

Anybody interested in playing
cards in the evening

and discussing the state
of the universe?

No way.

I can't afford to play you.

I'm already recovering
from last week.

Come on, Jack.

No.

I'll let you win, and make sure
you don't lose money.

Don't ask me. I'm broke.

Klaus?

I'd rather go back to Germany.

Then go back to Germany.

Leave the guy alone.

Gentlemen.

Has anybody seen
my brown notepad?

The brown one?

Small one, right?

With all the
brilliant ideas in it?

Yes, Jack. Where is it?

I don't know.
I haven't seen it.

Edward, do you mind
if we all go and work outside?

The weather is beautiful.

Very often you're late.

You take breaks
whenever you want.

We have to make progress here
and prove that my idea works.

Did you think
about the interaction

between the electrons
and the gas?

I asked you to come up
with an approach for it.

Tomorrow. I'm almost done.
I'll come by at your house.

Like you already
said yesterday.

I don't understand
your concept.

A hydrogen bomb
requires far more energy

than the atomic one.

Where does the energy
come from?

Well, I suggest that before
you are trying

to prove that my idea
doesn't work,

you should show to all of us

what they first teach
to a student

from the famous Lvov school
in Poland.

Maybe I've missed it,

but respect seems to be absent
from your repertoire.

Edward, the atomic bomb seems
like a firecracker next to this.

What's the purpose?

You get out now.

What?

Get out!

I am fed up with you!

You're here to help,
and you don't.

Let us work.

I hear they're going
to detonate it

from the top of a tower.

I think they're already
building a site there.

You've seen it?

I call him M.A.N.I.A.C.,
which means,

"Mathematical And Numerical
Integrator And Computer."

You can run all sorts
of programs on it, not just one.

It's like a new instrument.

Now we need to write
the sheet music.

You still have
your headaches?

It's better.
Just the change of the seasons.

Maybe you smoke too much.

Smoking is good
for the brain.

Tell me.

Is there a date
for the bomb test yet?

- I don't know.
- Come on, Johnny.

They have problems
with some of the calculations,

and Oppenheimer is afraid
that there might be a risk

to blow up the atmosphere.

He's paranoid.

We need to speed things up.

We must finish the bomb...

in case the Nazis do it.

Then let me help.

I don't like
working with Edward.

I don't get why he's so obsessed
with this hydrogen bomb.

And I don't think he really
knows what he's talking about.

Please, focus on your work.

People have already
complained about you twice,

and you've been there
a couple of months.

Also, Oppenheimer heard
about you.

Can't you just
do what they ask?

Quantum physics means

there's no objective
observation possible, right?

But wasn't that the basis
of science forever?

These days are over, my friend.

Tell me, do you see any innocent
bystander in this world?

Why should that be different
on the subatomic level?

I guess there's room for irony
in the quantum world.

- See you tomorrow.
- See you.

Hey, you heard about this dance
thing at Fuller Lodge, right?

Oh, yeah, Francoise wants to go.

- You gonna go?
- Of course.

Let's go.

See you tomorrow.

- Hello, Stan.
- Hello, Irene.

I had another fight
with Edward today.

- Tell me.

It's confidential.

Well...

you have to talk to him.

- I'm sure you can sort it out.

To be honest, I'm not interested
in sorting it out.

I was just pointing out
that he was wrong.

- It's true.

It's what I did.

Edward's wife is nice.

Maybe I can talk to her.

There's no need.
You don't have to, really.

Well, I'm sure she can
convince him to talk to you.

Can I ask you something?

Yes, of course.

What is the plan
with this bomb?

Basically,
it's about having it

before Hitler does.

So it means they definitely
wouldn't use it?

- Right?
- No.

I don't think
the Americans would use it

if nobody else does.

It's a deterrent.

They just want to show it
as a warning.

But you know
what is bothering me?

The other wives tell me

that you are working
on an even bigger bomb now.

Why would they need
to do that?

Isn't it funny
what the other wives know?

But it's strange
to be having a child

when you are working
on a bomb like that.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I am convinced it will prove
impossible to build.

Come.

♪ I put it in me pocket

♪ And I took it home to Jenny

♪ She sighed and she swore

♪ That she never would
Deceive me ♪

♪ But the devil take the women
For they never can be easy ♪

♪ Mush-a ring
Dumb-a do dumb-a da ♪

♪ Worked for my daddy-o
Worked for my daddy-o ♪

♪ There's whiskey in the jar

The shipping line
got back to me.

Stefania has picked up
her tickets in Gdansk.

- That's great.
- Yes.

Yes, it is.

My parents also just arrived
in Halifax.

They came from England.

The Atlantic
is much safer now.

You should tell it to Adam.

I will.

I'm working on
a self-replicating algorithm,

trying it on the M.A.N.I.A.C.

Do you have any ideas?

You mean to simulate
chain reactions?

- Mm-hm.

Let me think about it.

Can you ride a horse?

I tried a donkey once.

I only bet on horses.

Look at it.

I don't think
it perceives himself

as not living in freedom.

You have a broken heart, Johnny.

Ex-wives and horses
make you sentimental.

Maybe.

But life is much more
complicated

than relations
between numbers.

- Ladies and gentlemen, hello.

So thank you all
for coming out tonight,

and thank you
to our wonderful band,

the Los Alamos Wranglers.

Today, the U.S. Navy sank
two Japanese aircraft carriers.

The big ones, folks.

Now let's give a cheer
to our fighting men.

It's time to dance.

Do I have a volunteer?

Jack.

Give your partner a hug
like we Americans do.

♪ Seven hundred dollars

♪ For this suit
And those shoes ♪

♪ Dressed up like
A crazy clown ♪

♪ You spent $700

♪ For this suit
And those shoes ♪

♪ Bow your head
And hold these shoes ♪

♪ And let me down

♪ Then you shout and you scream
And you dance like the devil ♪

♪ Twisting like there's rockets
In your brain ♪

♪ You spent $700

♪ For this suit
And them shoes ♪

♪ For that girl I need
In this crowd ♪

♪ Then you shout and you scream
And you dance like the devil ♪

♪ Twisting like there's rockets
In your brains ♪

Nice party.

♪ $700 for this suit
And the shoes ♪

♪ When you don't mind
Meeting lovebirds ♪

Hey.

- Are you okay?
- Yes.

I'd like to dance some more.

Mwah.

Thanks to the Polish resistance,

the Allies are in Warsaw.

The Germans got stuck
in Russia.

I have a friend
over there in Europe.

We grew up together in Paris.

You know what?
Russia's 10,000 trucks

and a damn sight more guns.

I say it's about time
to tie this brigadier.

You know what, Germans,
they made one big mistake.

They didn't take the American
economy seriously.

Oh, yeah?
What about the resistance?

♪ $700 for that suit
And the shoes ♪

♪ When this woman
Is not around ♪

Doesn't he play so skillfully?

Yes, he does.

Stanislaw.

Can I offer you
something to drink?

Real mathematicians
drink coffee, don't they?

Yes.

Coffee, thank you.

So, I leave you two alone.

Thank you.

So...

I've heard that you feel sorry

about your behavior
in the group.

I did my homework,

like you asked.

I thought extensively
about the gas electron exchange.

I still don't know how to deal
with the repulsive forces

between the particles.

I think we need some kind of new
mathematical tool to solve this.

Great. What kind of tool?

You were talking about the sun.

But we don't understand

how the fusion reaction there
exactly takes place

and how to translate that
into maths.

It's based on quantum tunneling.

- We know that.
- Well, yes.

But by the standards
of classical physics,

the sun should not even burn.

It's not hot enough.
But it does.

You know as well as I
that we can't really explain

why things happen the way
they do on the quantum level.

We don't know how fire worked
for thousands of years,

but they still used it.

There's a difference
between a campfire

and a thermonuclear explosion.

I agree we need the atomic bomb
to defeat Hitler.

But we don't need
the hydrogen bomb.

We left the realm of civilized
discussion a long time ago.

We fight against
everybody here.

Don't you see that?

There's a new threat
around every corner.

Take a look at the past
thousand years, Stanislaw.

There were pogroms in Russia,

and now there are death camps
in Europe.

We can only rely
on ourselves.

I understand, Edward,

but that's not a decision
we should make

while living behind fences.

I don't want to be the one to
decide on the fate of mankind.

Aren't you aware
there is a war going on?

We are scientists, not gods.

The hydrogen bomb
is the ultimate insurance.

It secures the future
of our children.

You are not supporting it.

I see there is a philosophical
objection.

But it's our duty
to keep working on it.

See you at work, Stanislaw.

Irene invited me
for dinner tonight.

Do you want to join?

Yes.

Why not?

Sure.

Isn't that Jack out there?

Stan!

Stan! Did you hear?

Jack, what happened?

- Stan?
- You haven't heard?

- What happened?
- It's over.

- What's over?
- The war's over in Europe.

We won!
We defeated the Nazis!

- We did it. We did it.
- Oh, my God.

It's unbelievable.

Since we're dealing
with it every day,

I have a story for you
about experimental physics.

Okay?

So a guy walks into a bar,
and he has a monkey with him.

And he goes to order a drink.

And as soon as he does,
the monkey freaks out.

Klaus, you seem lost.

- You want to lose some money?
- Yeah.

The monkey pulls the cherry back
out of his ass and he eats it.

And the bartender's like.
"That's disgusting."

And the guy says,
"I know,

"but ever since
the cue ball last week...

now he has to measure things
before he eats them."

Cheers, guys.

Do we play some poker?

So you all really enjoy
being employed by the military?

I mean, we should act
as scientists,

not like soldiers.

It contradicts each other.

Don't you think?

No, Klaus, no,
it doesn't at all.

The purpose of science
is to free mankind

and to satisfy our need
to know why,

and this is precisely what
is happening in this country

at this moment.

So where is the contradiction?

And besides, look at how the
Catholic Church supported art.

You should wear
a bishop's miter, Johnny.

What is it with you
and Catholicism?

So we all came here
for one reason.

To defeat the Nazis.

Now what?

Well, we are still
at war with Japan.

This is pretty simple, Jack.

We are all going to have
atomic weapons in the future.

But at the same time,

we will have unlimited
amounts of energy.

And Stalin will own
half of Europe.

You can come in now, Mr. Ulam.

Do you want to hold her?

Hey.

Her name is Claire.

That's a beautiful
French name.

Like yours.

I want to thank you
for your hard work

and your dedication
to this project.

After all these months
of sleepless nights,

we have finally reached
a crucial point.

If Trinity is a success tonight,

I need all our resources
diverted into preparing

two more gadgets
right away.

Why?

I mean, what for?

Further tests.

They're not thinking
about actually using the bomb,

are they?

Anyway, I'm afraid I have
no more resources for this.

That's why I'd like
to put the work

of the H-Bomb group on hold.

Mr. Oppenheimer, this is a much
more complex undertaking

than with the atomic bomb.

With all respect,
if we keep on going,

we have the ability to build it
in the near future.

What do you think of Edward's
concept, Professor Von Neumann?

I don't think we should stop
working on it,

but we need to find a way to
calculate this kind of reaction.

That's why I'd like to advocate
the ideas of Mr. Ulam.

His is an original mind.

Stan?

Well...

Edward's principle
is based on heat,

but we lose too much heat
to the environment, so--

We don't. And it works.

So far,
you approached the problem

from the side of physics,
as an engineer.

But speaking from
a gambler's point of view,

we can essentially understand
the bomb as one very big casino,

where the odds are always
against the players.

But you ask us
to somehow beat the house.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Ulam.

We should not build that bomb.

And why is that?

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Are you coming
to the test tonight?

I think I should
spend the evening

with my wife and daughter

instead of watching the most
gruesome weapon in the universe

melt the desert,
I'm sorry.

So you're also
against the atomic bomb?

Do we want to spend
the rest of our lives

with a gun to our heads?

We have made the decision
to come here.

Now we need
to deal with it.

Isn't this meaningless?

We have to understand
the process behind it.

I need another drink.

[indistinct chattering
continuous]

Why is it
so quiet tonight, honey?

It was quiet.

Good morning, Stan.

This stop: Block T.

It was like nothing
I have seen before.

Like a divine force.

Like something that shouldn't
be used by us.

That isn't meant for us.

I don't know.

What happened
to your hands?

- Hm?
- Your hands.

Today, we are proud to announce

that the United States
of America

successfully dropped
a second atomic bomb,

on the city of Nagasaki.

The United States government

has asked for the unconditional
surrender of Japan.

Initial estimates suggest

there could be in excess
of 130,000 people.

We'll have more
over the next few days.

Unfortunately,
that is all the information

that I have here, gentlemen.

Mr. Oppenheimer.

Sir?

We're supposed to have
a party now or something?

And if so,
remind me why exactly?

Why two bombs?

I mean, one is a crime
against mankind,

but we dropped two.

Why?

I wanted to hear that
from him.

Because the United States
won this war.

Excuse me?

We murdered civilians.

We saved a lot of lives

of Japanese and American
soldiers.

- Even civilians.
- It's an act of barbarism

to burn women and children alive
with a hellfire!

I calculated the ideal height
to detonate the bomb

so as to achieve a maximum
energy yield.

- I understand.
- I did that!

What did I do?

Appeasement encouraged
barbarism, Jack.

Europe committed suicide.

The brave Europeans
in France and England

didn't want to go to war
until it was inevitable.

And that's why we need
the thermonuclear.

From now on, our life
becomes an existential game.

It is called
"Who shoots first?"

We need to find the...

Where is Klaus?

Obviously not here.

I go for lunch.

This is a madhouse.

Thank you.

How is life in Cambridge?

Good.

I got a grant for my thesis.

That's wonderful.

Thank you.

I should put her to bed.

Yeah, sure.

- Come on, Claire.
- Good night, Claire.

- Do you need some help?
- No, that's okay.

- Shh.

How did it happen?

I got a message...

that Stefania was hiding

in the outskirts of Lvov...

with this woman,

a friend of hers.

And...

they unfortunately
were captured by the Nazis.

Stefania had to lead them
to the place

where she was hiding
her jewelry.

They promised not to shoot her
if she would do that...

but they didn't keep
their promise.

Yossi, our nephew,
was also shot.

And the other woman.

Oh, my God.

I spoke to our uncle Michal,

but he doesn't know
where our parents are.

He just told me
that our flat is empty.

I wanted to talk
to Stan about it.

I sent several telegrams,
but he never answered.

He just left me behind. He...

He didn't care.

It's not true, Adam.

Stan!

Stan, talk to me!

Stan! Stan!

Thank you.

Mr. Ulam.

How are we feeling?

What's happened?

You had brain inflammation.

Aren't you supposed to say
comforting things to a patient?

Well, we had to drill a hole
in your head.

And you have a very hard head,
I'll give you that.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Hm.

Let me ask you something.

What's nine times seven?

I am a mathematician,
not a computer.

Okay.

All right.

Trust me, Stan.

You will recover.

But it'll take some time.

Whoo-hoo!

Stan.

You shouldn't smoke.

Give me your cigarette.

Please give me
your cigarette.

Why can't you just
leave me alone, hm?

Go home and write your diary.

I don't need you telling me
what to do.

I can't just sit here and stare
at the water like an idiot!

I can't!
I'm fed up with it!

Don't you understand?

What's the point of it?

If I can't think,
I can't even joke.

If I can't joke...

what's left for us, huh?

Besides bottomless tragedy?

Your daughter is not
a bottomless tragedy.

I didn't tell you,
Johnny called.

He'd like to visit you.

I don't want to see him.

But it's Johnny.

I don't know
what to talk about.

I can't think any equation
through at the moment.

I might be finished.

You are not finished.

He's your best friend.

Talk about something else
with him.

The only thing I can think about

is that I cannot think.

I know.

Claire really loves the seaside.

Look at her.

Isn't it a waste of time?

You don't have to play
to know the outcome.

There are only two options:
winning or losing.

What is it?

You're right.

You are absolutely right.

You don't need to play...

to know the outcome.

They should drill more holes
in your head

if you come up
with this kind of idea.

I was wondering
what the chances are

a solitaire game with 52 cards

will come out successfully.

I tried it by
combinatorial calculations,

but I felt that it needed

some kind of abstract thinking.

Essentially,

the more games we play,

the more exactly we can predict
the outcome without playing.

- Exactly.

This is the mathematical tool

we always mentioned.

You are brilliant, Stan.

You remember that we
couldn't find Klaus?

Yes.

He appears to be in Russia.

And not because
of the Nutcracker suite.

The son of a bitch told them

everything they need to know
about bombs.

Now Edward has all the support
and is working on the fusion.

You have to come back
to Los Alamos.

It will be better.

You could also teach again.

No.

I need to go back there.

But...

doesn't it feel wrong
to have a kid

and keep working
on this bomb?

What about us?

Jocelyn.

I need this again
All of it.

- Yes, sir.
- Good? No mistakes.

Look who's here.

In Goettingen we used to say,

"A mathematician is a machine

that translates coffee
into theorems."

So how do the calculations look?

I have to discuss them
with Washington.

Congratulations on your promotion.

It suits you.

Thank you.

Could you give me
a little more detail

on the parts
that I've marked?

Edward...

I actually think
it's not the math.

It seems as if

the general engineering
of the bomb doesn't work.

You lose too much heat
to the environment.

It cools down too fast,

and you propose to blow up two
atomic bombs to make it work.

But it doesn't.

Then use three bombs.

The fusion reaction works
once we get it started.

The bomb is already very big.

With three bombs,
it's as large as a truck.

Stanislaw, why don't you leave
this to an engineer to solve?

Listen...

I am glad that you had
a change of heart.

I am, really.

We do need your ideas.

Especially since
we haven't got much time.

Thanks to Klaus, the Russians
have their own bomb now.

I never really liked Fritz.

Well, Klaus was a very good
poker player.

And a traitor.

Stefka?

Stefania?

I'm thinking about several ways

to solve the bomb's
engineering problem.

The fusion seems
only possible

with an immense amount
of pressure.

Did you talk with Edward?

No.

I have to figure it out first.

Do you remember
our hiking trips?

They never liked us,

because we were slowing
the group down.

I miss the humor, Johnny.

Do you know the joke
about the dying Jew in Prague?

Jew lies on his deathbed.

He says, "My beloved wife,
are you here?"

She answers,
"Yes, of course."

So he turns to his son:

"My son, are you here?"

The son cries and says, "Yes."

This goes on.

"My brother, are you there?"

Also the brother is there.

Suddenly, the old Jew
gets really, really angry

and says,
"But who's in the store, then?"

[toy playing
"Pop Goes the Weasel" melody]

Hello, I'm a clown.

You seem distant.

You sit here,
but you're not here.

You're absent.

I found out
how to solve it.

The hydrogen bomb.

I know how to make it work.

But I'm not sure
whether I should tell them.

If you're not sure,
then what's the point

in spending
any more time here?

We could just leave.

Doesn't Edward have a point?

It's just a matter of time

before the Russians
get the hydrogen bomb.

- Equal chances.

Doesn't it secure
Claire's future?

I don't know what to do.

Let's have a normal life.

Because I can't stand
this any longer.

The problem remains

that we can't keep
the temperature steady.

The sun uses gravity
to contain heat.

Well, I think that we have
to put the deuterium

and the lithium
in a safe.

The most massive safe
you can imagine.

Then we let it implode
until it's super-critical

and the reaction starts.

That will work.

I did basic calculations.

It's a closed system
and, in fact,

not very complex to solve.

What do you say, Edward?

Hm.

It is indeed brilliant.

Well done, Stanislaw.

Great work.

Great work, Stan.

I'm calling Washington.

Congratulations.

Now you belong
to the establishment.

Yes.

What happened?

Some problems
with the memory.

I have an idea
since a couple of days.

What if one would use
small atomic bombs

as a propulsion
for a spaceship?

Did you steal it from a novel

like they did
with the fission bomb?

Maybe I should read
more science fiction.

- Do you have numbers?
- Some.

You should keep
thinking about that.

Could be an alternative
to these Germans in Texas

and their rockets.

We should present that.

I'd like to work on it with you
and our friends,

but not with an institution.

I've met somebody.

Great.

I'm happy to hear that.

Tell me, who is she?
What's her name?

Her name is Klari.
She's a coder.

She has such
an exceptional mind

without being
a trained mathematician.

But there is really no point
in being with her.

Why?

I'm afraid of death, Stan.

Claire...

Come to me.

Oops!

Colonel Farbes,

please report
to the information desk.

I'd like to visit
John Von Neumann.

Sign here, please.

A year of war

between the newly founded
state of Israel

and the coalition of Arab states
comes to an end.

See you later.

[man on TV
continues indistinctly]

You should move to Israel.

- Why?

Who knows how long
it will exist?

By the way, this guy from a
company in California called me.

They want to develop my idea
about the spaceship

that's driven
by small bombs.

You remember?

They call it "Project Orion."

Sounds almost like a novel.

Congratulations.

I'll bet you have something
to do with it.

I have so many ideas right now.

You know how bad I am
in writing them down.

Just tell them to me.

Okay.

You know what the fascinating
thing about cancer is?

No, I must have missed it.

Well, cancer is essentially
a self-replicating algorithm,

like the one we were
trying to look for.

Have you heard about this guy
who recently discovered DNA?

No.

Cancer is written
in our genes.

I think it's fascinating.

I don't think I ever told you
how much you really mean to me.

You are the only functioning
relationship I ever had.

- Let's go out.

You know what Zeus
did with Prometheus

after he discovered
that he stole the fire?

He put him in chains

and sent an eagle
every day

to tear a piece
of his liver out.

All this work we were doing
in New Mexico.

The horrible deaths
of people in Hiroshima.

And now this hydrogen bomb.

We can't get away with it.

What about making sure
it never happens again?

You know what I mean.

Look what happened to us
in Europe.

Wasn't that the true purpose
of it?

Wasn't that why we went there
in the first place?

Johnny, we had a responsibility.

That's what you told me.

That's $1.20.

Here's one.

- And you can keep the change.
- Thanks.

I'm really worried about him.

Adam...

it's good to see you.

Call me if you need anything.

Oh.

[tour guide
speaking indistinctly]

We call them the Anasazi,

the Ancient Ones
or the Elders.

They lived here
over 2,000 years ago.

No one knows
where they came from.

And then one day
they disappeared,

only leaving behind
their knowledge.

Much like you.

They were a tribe
of highly intelligent people.

They have left their marks
on the land

and on the following
generations.

They had a rich culture.

They all shared a bond.

A common story...