Harry Oppenheimer

A De Beers engineer put it plainly in Edward J. Epstein's The Rise and Fall of Diamonds.

Botswana today, for example, drags more than 50% of its national income from diamonds, manganese, and copper mines, controlled by Harry Oppenheimer.

What's fascinating about diamonds is there's a structural reason they are uniquely controllable.

and thus uniquely successful for commerce.

Now, you know, that's the fourth generation.

You've had Ernest Oppenheimer, Harry Oppenheimer, Nicky Oppenheimer, now Jonathan Oppenheimer coming through, and this looks like, you know, his new glory, where he's gonna warn the world about climate change, but with a lot of scientific backing.

Well, that's where we'll leave it for this week.

Uh, thanks so much, Martin Creamer.

But what was most important is who sat next to Margaret Thatcher on either side of her.

On the one side of her sat Harry Oppenheimer and on the other side sat Anton Rupert.

Now, it's the first time I saw these people in real life.

I'd seen them in newspapers, etc.

You could see her presence.

And so was Anton Rupert.

Harry Oppenheimer is a small guy, so he wasn't that tall in stature.

But they were seriously discussing the transition.

But what was most important is who sat next to Margaret Thatcher on either side of her.

On the one side of her sat Harry Oppenheimer, and on the other si- other side sat Anton Rupert.

Now, it's the first time I saw these people in real life.

I'd seen them in newspapers, et cetera.

She carried the room.

You could see her presence, and so was Anton Rupert.

Harry Oppenheimer is a small guy, um, so he wasn't that tall in stature.

But they were seriously discussing the transition.