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J. Robert Oppenheimer

Physicist who directed the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Second World War.

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Dates
1904–1967
Also known as
Robert Oppenheimer
Wikidata
Q132537

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  1. 1904–1967 J. Robert Oppenheimer
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  1. Manhattan Project: Los Alamos Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet). Primary record
    Groves named Oppenheimer director.
  2. Manhattan Project: Debate Over How to Use the Bomb, Late Spring 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999. Primary record
    Robert Oppenheimer , Enrico Fermi , Arthur Compton , and Ernest Lawrence served as scientific advisors
  3. Secretarial Order: Vacating 1954 Atomic Energy Commission Decision in the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, U.S. Department of Energy (Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm), 16 Dec 2022. Primary record
    In June 1954 the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) revoked Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s security clearance.
  4. Manhattan Project: The Trinity Test, July 16, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999. Primary record
    At 3:30, Groves and Oppenheimer pushed the time back to 5:30.
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