- In the 1940s, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led a team to develop the world’s first atomic bomb.
- His work garnered him the title “father of the atomic bomb,” but he wasn’t an obvious choice for its leader.
- He was a complicated, intelligent man known for being condescending, volatile, and impractical.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the architect behind the atomic bomb.
He spent decades working as a physics lecturer and made several notable scientific discoveries, including forecasting black holes thirty years before it became a common theory.
He was called “Oppie” by colleagues and friends. He was a 6-foot-tall skinny man with a stoop. He could be condescending, volatile, and impractical.
During the paranoia of the Cold War in the 1950s, his political enemies used his colorful past to remove his security clearance and he ended up retreating back into academia.
Director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film about his life, called “Oppenheimer,” will be released in July, with actor Cillian Murphy portraying the titular character.
- In the 1940s, physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer led a team to develop the world’s first atomic bomb.
- His work garnered him the title “father of the atomic bomb,” but he wasn’t an obvious choice for its leader.
- He was a complicated, intelligent man known for being condescending, volatile, and impractical.
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the architect behind the atomic bomb.
He spent decades working as a physics lecturer and made several notable scientific discoveries, including forecasting black holes thirty years before it became a common theory.
He was called “Oppie” by colleagues and friends. He was a 6-foot-tall skinny man with a stoop. He could be condescending, volatile, and impractical.
During the paranoia of the Cold War in the 1950s, his political enemies used his colorful past to remove his security clearance and he ended up retreating back into academia.
Director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film about his life, called “Oppenheimer,” will be released in July, with actor Cillian Murphy portraying the titular character.