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J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
Oct 8, 2024 · J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant physicist behind the Manhattan Project, played a pivotal role in developing atomic weapons and forever changed the course of history with his contributions to nuclear science.
Jul 21, 2023 · The three-hour (and nine second) biopic centers, as its title suggests, on J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), the theoretical physicist widely known as the “father of the atomic...
It was the early hours of 16 July 1945, and Robert Oppenheimer was waiting in a control bunker for a moment that would change the world.
Jul 19, 2023 · J. Robert Oppenheimer was a complicated man. A Harvard-educated theoretical physicist and scientific director of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico during World War II, he is often referred to as the “father of the atomic bomb.”
Jun 27, 2023 · A brilliant theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer was tapped to head up a laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, as part of U.S. efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
Brilliant and complicated, J. Robert Oppenheimer was instrumental to the success of the Manhattan Project — the top-secret effort to build an atomic bomb to help bring an end to World War II. It was an incredible moment in history when many scientific disciplines came together to solve a monumental scientific challenge.
Jul 21, 2023 · Robert Oppenheimer was made S-1’s “Coordinator of Rapid Rupture” to direct fast-neutron research. Oppenheimer organized a secret seminar of theoretical physicists to make the basic outline for atomic bomb design. Participant Hans Bethe said, “I could see the tremendous intellectual power of Oppenheimer who was the unquestioned leader of the group.”
Watch the full story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his work on the Manhattan Project as only the Los Alamos National Lab can tell it. An undisputed genius. A revered leader.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904, the son of wealthy, first- and second-generation Jewish immigrants from Germany. He attended the Ethical Culture School in New York, an institution celebrating rationalism, and by 1922 had earned his B.A. in chemistry from Harvard University.
