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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.
Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Oppenheimer was born Julius Robert Oppenheimer on April 4, 1904 in New York City, according to the Atomic Archive. He studied at Harvard University and University of ...
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.
Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical drama film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. [5] It follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
In July, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” premiered in theaters, and viewers got an intimate look at J. Robert Oppenheimer’s journey to developing the atomic bomb. But the film also ...
The three-hour-long film captures the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American scientist who played a large role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, creator of the atom bomb and subject of a magisterial biography and now an epic film, at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., on April 5, 1963.
The highly anticipated movie “Oppenheimer” finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?