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Ruth Tolman (née Sherman; October 9, 1893 – September 18, 1957) was an American psychologist and professor. She is known for her work on post-traumatic stress disorder and for her close relationship with J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of the Manhattan Project.
Jul 21, 2023 · The film \"Oppenheimer\" depicts how J. Robert Oppenheimer betrayed his friend Richard Tolman by sleeping with his wife Ruth while staying at their home. The film also reveals that Richard Tolman was the only person who defended Oppenheimer's integrity to the security committee.
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- J. Robert Oppenheimer. One of the 20th century’s great enigmas, J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was born into a wealthy New York family. His pick as the head of the Manhattan Project was a risky one: He was a theoretical physicist, not a practical one, and he was well known for his eccentricities.
- Kitty Oppenheimer. Kitty Puening (1910-1972) was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States when she was a toddler. Described by friends and acquaintances as smart, mercurial and vivacious, Oppenheimer was her fourth husband.
- Jean Tatlock. Described by some as the love of Oppenheimer’s life, Jean Tatlock (1914-1944) was a pioneering doctor in the Bay Area. She attended Stanford Medical School and became a clinical psychiatrist in her 20s.
- Ernest Lawrence. Long before Oppenheimer became a household name, Ernest Lawrence (1901-1958) was one of America’s most famous scientists. He joined the physics faculty at UC Berkeley in 1928 and, the next year, was joined there by Oppenheimer.
Ruth Sherman Tolman (1893-1957) was a prominent clinical psychologist and the first woman elected to the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). She married Richard Tolman in 1924 and lived in the Tolman/Bacher House until her death in 1957.
Jul 26, 2023 · Tatlock wasn't the only woman that Oppenheimer had a connection with outside of his marriage to Kitty, as he allegedly had an affair with Ruth Sherman Tolman, a psychologist who worked for...
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Jul 21, 2023 · The couple remained married until Oppenheimer’s death in 1967—despite his relationship with Tatlock and rumored romantic entanglements with other women, including psychologist Ruth Sherman ...
According to Atomic Love Story: The Extraordinary Women in Robert Oppenheimer’s Life, he adored psychologist Ruth Sherman Tolman, the wife of his close friend chemist Richard Tolman, a ...
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