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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.
Jun 25, 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 · Oppenheimer’s Post-war Legacy. After the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the existence of the Manhattan Project became public knowledge, and Oppenheimer became a household name ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Who Was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer served as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the development of the atomic bomb.
Jul 21, 2023 · “Like it or not, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived. He made the world we live in, for better or for worse.” Here’s what to know about how the true story of ...
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.
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.”
