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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Death PlacePrinceton, United States 2 Notable Work BirthplaceManhattan, United States 2 BirthplaceNew York City, United States 2 Field
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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.
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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
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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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P19 (place of birth): New York City, United States
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P19 (place of birth): Manhattan, United States
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P800 (notable work): nuclear bomb
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