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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.
Oppenheimer fell from grace after the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) alleged he had ties to communism and revoked his security clearance in 1954. Now, almost 70 years later, the United States...
What to know about how the true story of Oppenheimer's life compares to writer-director Christopher Nolan's new movie.
The Real Tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer. Sam Kean examines the dark, restless side of the father of the atomic bomb. Portrait of Robert Oppenheimer. He could’ve been the next Einstein. Instead, Robert Oppenheimer fritted away his talents on trendy science and political gamesmanship—and it burned him deep in his soul.
Oppenheimer lost his security clearance and retired back to Princeton in disgrace. The “father of the atom bomb” died about a decade later, partly vindicated but having lost his life’s work.
The Secretary of Energy on Friday nullified a 1954 decision to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a top government scientist who led the making of the atomic bomb in World...
Andy Kifer. Since the end of World War II, historians and artists alike have been fascinated by the brilliant, enigmatic J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who led the Manhattan...
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.
Oppenheimer was the emotional and intellectual heart of the Manhattan Project: more than any other single person he had made the bomb a reality.
What happened to legendary scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer in real life after the events portrayed in Christopher Nolan's biopic?