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Kenneth David Nichols CBE (13 November 1907 – 21 February 2000) was an officer in the United States Army, and a civil engineer who worked on the secret Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb during World War II.
Dec 1, 2023 · Nichols died at age 92 of respiratory failure while at a retirement home in Bethesda, Maryland, with him being buried at Arlington National Cemetary. Throughout his life, Kenneth Nichols was an influential yet controversial figure, as is portrayed in Oppenheimer.
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Jul 21, 2023 · While he had a great turn in 2022's The Staircase on (HBO) Max, his role in Oppenheimer as civil engineer/army officer Kenneth Nichols is a major one.
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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy stars as theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb.” Oppenheimer was named the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.
- Emily Blunt as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt stars as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, who married J Robert Oppenheimer in 1940. Born in Germany, Kitty was a botanist and biologist whose early life was associated with the Communist party after she became the common-law wife of party member Joseph Dallet Jr.
- Matt Damon as Leslie Groves. Matt Damon plays Leslie Groves, who was the director of the Manhattan Project. The group’s mission was to develop the first atomic bomb during World War II.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. plays Lewis Strauss, who served two terms on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Strauss was the organization’s chairman during his second term.
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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, 47, plays the titular character, Robert J. Oppenheimer. The Irish actor is best known for his starring role as Tommy Shelby in the BBC drama Peaky Blinders.
- Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Blunt, 40, plays Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, the wife of Murphy’s character. Like her on-screen husband, she had a main role in the A Quiet Place series.
- Matt Damon as Lieutenant General Leslie Groves. Damon, 52, plays U.S. military officer Leslie Groves. Damon has starred in Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Mars, and he also played the titular character in the Bourne franchise.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. Robert Downey Jr., 58, plays Lewis Strauss, chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and adversary of Oppenheimer.
Jul 21, 2023 · Dane DeHaan plays Kenneth Nichols, an antagonist to Oppenheimer who worked on the Manhattan Project as a lieutenant to Groves.
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May 2, 2024 · Kenneth Nichols Obituary. It is with great sadness that the family of Kenneth Barton Nichols announces his death on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Ken was born on May 4th, 1948, in Beaumont, Texas...
