J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; 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.

In 1942, Oppenheimer was appointed to the Manhattan Project, code name for the project formed to develop an atomic bomb. The project involved several laboratories in secret locations across the country, including the University of Chicago; Oak …

Jul 22, 2023 · With Chicago Pile-1, or CP-1: a reactor made of bricks of graphite, built under a football field on an active college campus. The scene barely takes up any time in the three-hour-long epic that...

Mar 9, 2024 · The Chicago-born math prodigy entered the University of Chicago when he was only 13, making him the youngest student ever admitted. He was among more than a dozen Black scientists working here on ...

By tracing the making—and unmaking—of Oppenheimer’s wartime and postwar scientific identity, Charles Thorpe illustrates the struggles over the role of the scientist in relation to nuclear weapons, the state, and culture.

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May 23, 2018 · J. Robert Oppenheimer. J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the father of the atomic bomb. A highly talented physicist, teacher, and administrator, Oppenheimer made significant scientific discoveries and headed the U.S. project that created the bomb that America used against Japan in World War II (1939–45).

Jul 20, 2023 · J. Robert Oppenheimer was the first chair of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ board of sponsors, a group composed of the world’s leading scientists based at the University of...

Jul 21, 2023 · The projected summer blockbuster "Oppenheimer," which tells the story of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, opens in theaters today. Why it matters here: Chicago was the birthplace of the scientific discovery that would eventually lead to Oppenheimer becoming the "Father of the Atomic Bomb."

The UChicago Physical Sciences Division fosters an inclusive and creative research environment and shapes the next generations of scientists and mathematicians.