J. Robert Oppenheimer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Julius Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is among the persons who are often called the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II project that developed the first nuclear weapons. The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico; Oppenheimer remarked later that it brought to mind words from the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."After the war he became a chief advisor to the newly created United States Atomic Energy Commission and used that position to lobby for international control of nuclear power to avert nuclear proliferation and an arms race with the Soviet Union. After provoking the ire of many politicians with his outspoken opinions during the Second Red Scare, he had his security clearance revoked in a much-publicized hearing in 1954, and was effectively stripped of his direct political influence; he continued to lecture, write and work in physics. Nine years later President John F. Kennedy awarded (and Lyndon B. Johnson presented) him with the Enrico Fermi Award as a gesture of political rehabilitation.Oppenheimer's notable achievements in physics include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, work on the theory of electrons and positrons, the Oppenheimer–Phillips process in nuclear fusion, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. With his students he also made important contributions to the modern theory of neutron stars and black holes, as well as to quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and the interactions of cosmic rays. As a teacher and promoter of science, he is remembered as a founding father of the American school of theoretical physics that gained world prominence in the 1930s. After World War II, he became director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Full Name
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Net Worth
$600,000
Date Of Birth
April 22, 1904
Died
February 18, 1967, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Profession
Educator, Theoretical Physicist
Work Position
Director of the Los Alamos Laboratory
Residence
United States
Education
Christ's College, Cambridge, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Harvard College, University of Göttingen, Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Katherine Puening Harrison
Children
Katherine Oppenheimer, Peter Oppenheimer
Parents
Julius S. Oppenheimer, Ella Friedman
Siblings
Frank Oppenheimer
Nicknames
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Robert
IMDB
Awards
Enrico Fermi Award
Star Sign
Taurus
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Quote
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There must be no barriers to freedom of inquiry. There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors.
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If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One. I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds. Quoting the sacred Hindu epic "The Bhagavad Gita", at the first nuclear explosion, Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945. Sometimes he is quoted as saying "... the Shatterer of Worlds."
3
Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it.
4
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man. [speaking of Albert Einstein]
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Fact
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Mentioned in the lyrics of the Sting song "Russians": "How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?".
2
Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1943-1945.
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Nuclear physicist. Member of team that developed atomic bomb.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Panorama
1960
TV Series documentary
Himself
See It Now
1955
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mid Century: Half Way to Where?
1950
Short documentary
Himself - Scientist (as Robert Oppenheimer)
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Mid Century: Half Way to Where? (1950) as Himself - Scientist