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J. Robert Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈɒpənhaɪmər / 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. He is often called the "father of the atomic bomb " for ...
Einstein and Oppenheimer, who incorporated different modes of approach for their achievements, became emblematic for the relationship between "science and power", as well as for "contemplation and utility" in science. [a] When in 1945 the first ever nuclear weapons were successfully tested, Oppenheimer was acknowledged for bringing forth to the ...
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer is a 2005 biography of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the leader of the Manhattan Project which produced the first nuclear weapons, written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin over a period of 25 years. It won numerous awards, including the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for ...
Haakon Maurice Chevalier (September 10, 1901 – July 4, 1985) was an American writer, translator, and professor of French literature at the University of California, Berkeley best known for his friendship with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, whom he met at Berkeley, California in 1937. Oppenheimer's relationship with Chevalier, and Chevalier ...
Biblical languages are any of the languages employed in the original writings of the Bible. Partially owing to the significance of the Bible in society, Biblical languages are studied more widely than many other dead languages. Furthermore, some debates exist as to which language is the original language of a particular passage, and about ...
Murphy, 47, stars as nuclear scientist J Robert Oppenheimer in the film with a significant subplot involving his relationship with psychiatrist and physician Jean Tatlock, played by Florence Pugh, 27.
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (c. 1698 – February 4, 1738) was a German banker who was court Jew for Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, managing several of his enterprises. [1] Throughout his career, Oppenheimer made scores of powerful enemies, some of whom conspired to bring about his arrest and execution after ...
Here's everything you need to know about Oppenheimer's two children and what has happened in the 56 years since their father's death. J. Robert Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine, daughter Kit and son ...