J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist. During World War II, he served as director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory, where he led the effort to develop the world’s first nuclear weapons.

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  1. The Open Mind

    Four years after directing the construction of the world’s first atomic bomb, Oppenheimer offers advice on advancing peace in the nuclear age.

    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    A black-and-white photograph of J. Robert Oppenheimer testifying before the Senate Military Affairs Committee in 1945.
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