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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who directed the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory from 1943, overseeing the design and development of the first nuclear weapons, and who also made lasting contributions to quantum mechanics, nuclear physics and astrophysics.

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Birth Year
1904 2
Birth Date
1904-04-22 1
Death Date
1967-02-18 1
Death Year
1967 2
Field
Theoretical Physics 1
Death Place
Princeton, United States 2
Nationality
United States 2
Notable Work
nuclear bomb 2
Birthplace
Manhattan, United States 2
Birthplace
New York City, United States 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; April 22, 1904 - February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
  • Infobox
    Born: Julius Robert Oppenheimer, April 22, 1904, New York City, U.S. Died: February 18, 1967 (aged 62), Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
  • Founded: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Manhattan Project section
    in 1943 was appointed director of the project's Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, tasked with developing the first nuclear weapons
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Theoretical physics
  • Member Of: Institute for Advanced Study, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: University of California, Berkeley; California Institute of Technology; Los Alamos Laboratory; Institute for Advanced Study
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2. J. Robert Oppenheimer (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1967-02-18T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Princeton, United States
    Q138518
  • P19 (place of birth): New York City, United States
    Q60
  • P19 (place of birth): Manhattan, United States
    Q11299
  • P800 (notable work): nuclear bomb
    Q650051
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