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Katherine Vissering "Kitty" Oppenheimer (née Puening; August 8, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was a German American biologist, botanist, and a member of the Communist Party of America until leaving in the 1930s.
May 13, 2024 · Katherine Oppenheimer (born August 8, 1910, Recklinghausen, Germany—died October 27, 1972, Panama City, Panama) was a German American botanist, biologist, and wife of Los Alamos Laboratory director J. Robert Oppenheimer.
She became a recluse in her family’s old cottage, with few friends on the remote island. She committed suicide in January, 1977, a month after her 32nd birthday. For more information on Toni Oppenheimer’s life, read American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin.
Jul 24, 2023 · Here's everything you need to know about Oppenheimer's two children and what has happened in the 56 years since their father's death. J. Robert Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine, stands next...
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Kitty passed away of a pulmonary embolism in 1972, five years after Robert’s death from throat cancer. Their remains, and those of their daughter Toni¸ were scattered at sea off their St. John Island property. Tags. manhattan project national historical park. women and the manhattan project. people of los alamos. Last updated: August 7, 2023.
Katherine Vissering " Kitty " Oppenheimer ( née Puening; August 8, 1910 – October 27, 1972) was a German American biologist, botanist, and a member of the Communist Party of America until leaving in the 1930s.
Mar 8, 2024 · Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, née Puening, married the scientist in 1940, only two years before he joined the Manhattan Project. Kitty had been married three times before, as she wed musician...