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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 who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
6 days ago · 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.
Jan 8, 2024 · Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led the Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapon. Read about the father of the atomic bomb.
Jul 21, 2023 · The three-hour (and nine second) biopic centers, as its title suggests, on J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), the theoretical physicist widely known as the “father of the atomic...
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. The theoretical physicist was director of the...
Jul 19, 2023 · J. Robert Oppenheimer was a complicated man. A Harvard-educated theoretical physicist and scientific director of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico during World War II, he is often referred to as the “father of the atomic bomb.”
Who was the real Robert Oppenheimer, and what did he believe? (Credit: Getty Images) As the movie Oppenheimer is released, Ben Platts-Mills explores the true story of the enigmatic Manhattan...
IAS Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg discusses how, after helping invent the atomic bomb, past Director J. Robert Oppenheimer spent decades thinking about how to preserve civilization from technological dangers, offering crucial lessons for the age of AI.
Jul 21, 2023 · As he witnessed the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, a piece of Hindu scripture ran through the mind of J. Robert Oppenheimer: “Now I am become Death, the destroyer...
3 days ago · As J. Robert Oppenheimer said, 'The people of this world,' meaning entire humanity, 'must unite or they will perish.'" A woman prays in front of the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
