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2 days ago · 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.
4 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.
- Michel Rouzé
4 days ago · Compton asked theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer of the University of California to take over research into fast neutron calculations—key to calculations of critical mass and weapon detonation—from Gregory Breit, who had quit on 18 May 1942 because of concerns over lax operational security.
Jun 14, 2024 · American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer headed the Manhattan Project, with the goal of developing the atomic bomb, and Edward Teller was among the first recruited for the project. Leo Szilard and Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- In 1939, American scientists, many of whom had fled from fascist regimes in Europe, were aware of advances in nuclear fission and were concerned th...
- The Manhattan Project produced the first atomic bomb. Several lines of research were pursued simultaneously. Both electromagnetic and fusion method...
- Although many physicists were opposed to the actual use of the atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project, U.S. President Harry S. Truman believe...
Jun 6, 2024 · The new documentary 'To End All War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb,' looks at physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the weapon that changed the world. “To En...
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Jun 20, 2024 · NHK has learned of new video footage found in Hiroshima City of an interpreter testifying that J. Robert Oppenheimer shed tears as he said "I'm sorry" to atomic bomb survivors 60 years ago.
Jun 18, 2024 · The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
