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The assassination theory has been presented in the drama miniseries Manhattan, [29] and also the 2023 film Oppenheimer. In the latter, Oppenheimer imagines Tatlock's death in multiple ways: she lowers her head gradually into the bathtub, and in another scene a gloved hand can be seen shoving her head beneath the water.
- Suicide (disputed)
- February 21, 1914, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
- Psychiatrist
- Communist Party USA
Jul 21, 2023 · Played by Florence Pugh in Oppenheimer, Tatlock was a psychiatrist, a devoted Communist, and “the most promising girl I ever knew”—but also haunted by darkness.
Jean Tatlock was a psychologist, communist and the inspiration for the name of the first atomic bomb. Learn about her relationship with Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist, and how it is portrayed in Christopher Nolan's film.
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May 10, 2024 · In spring 1936 Tatlock was introduced to physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer at a house party. At the time, Oppenheimer was a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. The two began dating the following autumn and attended lectures and meetings together.
Jan 8, 2024 · Jean Tatlock was a graduate student and communist who met and loved J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. She influenced his politics and poetry, but died by suicide in 1943 after he distanced himself from her.
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Jul 28, 2023 · In Christopher Nolan's new epic Oppenheimer, Florence Pugh portrays Jean Tatlock, J. Robert Oppenheimer's lover who meets a tragic end when she dies by suicide.
Jul 20, 2023 · Jean Tatlock was a psychiatrist and a Communist who had a long and intense relationship with the physicist Robert Oppenheimer. She rejected his marriage proposals, but remained close to him until her death by suicide in 1944, which some suspect was linked to his security clearance hearing.
