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Who built world's first atomic bomb; used to read Bhagavad Gita; his family had to flee Germany due to Hitler’s fear, name is...
J. Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York in 1904. He was the son of first-generation Jewish immigrants who came to America from Germany. By the age of 9, he had read literature and philosophy in ...
Ex-Biden nuclear official who restored Oppenheimer clearance alleges conspiracy to oust him over sex harassment allegations
A former top Energy Department official — who helped posthumously restore the security clearance of atomic bomb architect J. Robert Oppenheimer — was forced out of his job in a retribution campaign ...
Meet 'father of atomic bomb' who was deeply influenced by Bhagavad Gita, has this link with Albert Einstein, once considered ending his life due to..., his name is...
During World War II, as Germany, Russia, and the US raced to build nuclear weapons, America launched the Manhattan Project.
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Oppenheimer’s Worst Fear: The Nightmare That Haunted the Father of the Atomic Bomb
After leading the creation of the world’s first atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer was tormented by a chilling possibility: that his invention could one day destroy humanity itself. This video ...
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The Father of Oak Ridge series: Security issues and relationships with Oppenheimer
Barbara Scollin writes about her great-uncle's friendship with J. Robert Oppenheimer and the issues pertaining to security and Oppie.
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Edward Teller always had uneasy dealings with his fellow scientists, but his testimony against Oppenheimer drove a stake into his own reputation.
After WWII as the Cold War escalated, tensions in the American scientific community culminated in the 1954 security hearing of J Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the atomic bomb". Physicist Edward ...