J. Robert Oppenheimer
22 April 1904 – 18 February 1967
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in World War II, earning him the title of the father of the atomic bomb. After the war he became a leading advisor on atomic policy, and in 1954 his security clearance was revoked in a controversial hearing. He later directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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Life events
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was born in Manhattan to a wealthy Jewish family.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe earned a degree in chemistry, graduating summa cum laude.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed his doctorate in theoretical physics under Max Born.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe built a leading school of theoretical physics in the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe led the secret weapons laboratory of the Manhattan Project.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe oversaw the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in the New Mexico desert.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe led the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton for nearly two decades.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis clearance was withdrawn following a controversial security hearing at the height of McCarthyism.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received the award as a gesture of political rehabilitation.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died of throat cancer at the age of 62.
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