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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. He was director of the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II and is often called the "father of the atomic bomb ".
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Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904. He studied at Harvard University, Christ's College, Cambridge and at University of Göttingen. In 1940, he married Katherine Puening. They had two children.
He taught at the University of California, Berkeley where is works about theoretical physics became important for quantum mechanics and nuclear physics. Oppenheimer helped create the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wave functions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and ear...
Oppenheimer died of throat cancer in Princeton, New Jersey on February 18, 1967 at aged 62. His remains were cremated and scattered in the ocean near his beach house in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
In 2023, Christopher Nolan directed a movie based on Oppenheimer's life with Irish actor Cillian Murphyplaying Oppenheimer.
May 28, 2024 · 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.
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Jan 8, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the Manhattan Project and became known as the "father of the atomic bomb". Explore his early education, his role in the project, his controversies, his relationships, and his legacy.
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