Related, the book "Dreams of Earth and Sky"
by Freeman Dyson:
"Why did [Oppenheimer] not succeed in scientific research as brilliantly as he succeeded in soldiering and administration? I believe the main reason why he failed was a lack of Sitzfleisch. Sitzfleisch is a German word with no equivalent in English. The literal translation is “Sitflesh.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicPhilosophy/comments/1k5ihx/...
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=5nZoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA256&lp...