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  1. On July 16, 1945, he was present at the first test of the atomic bomb, Trinity. In August 1945, the weapons were used against Japan in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to date the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.

  2. 5 days ago · J. Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the laboratory at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where the atomic bomb was designed. The theoretical work of how the atomic bomb would function had to be converted into a practical weapon that could be dropped from an airplane and explode above its target.

  3. Jan 8, 2024 · Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is often called the “father of the atomic bomb” for leading the Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapon during World War II.

  4. Jun 20, 2023 · J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the “father of the atomic bomb” for his role in creating the first nuclear weapon during World War II.

  5. J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist, is often referred to as the “father of the atomic bomb.”. His pivotal role in the Manhattan Project, the top-secret wartime effort to develop the world’s first nuclear weapons, forever changed the course of history. This article explores Oppenheimer’s life, his groundbreaking work, and the ...

  6. Jun 27, 2023 · The controversial man behind the atomic bomb. Christopher Nolans upcoming film tells the story of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, the legendary physicist who developed the bomb. Did he really...

  7. Jul 21, 2023 · In early 1942, Oppenheimer was recruited for the Manhattan Project, the United States government’s secret World War II undertaking to build an atomic bomb.

  8. J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist. During the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer was director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb. He is often known as the “father of the atomic bomb.”

  9. Jul 21, 2023 · But before journeying to Los Alamos, New Mexico, in 1942 to contribute to the development of the atomic bomb, Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist focusing on quantum physics.

  10. Jul 13, 2023 · Around 10km (6 miles) away, the world's first atomic bomb test, codenamed "Trinity", was set to proceed in the pale sands of the Jornada del Muerto desert, in New Mexico. Oppenheimer was a...

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