Biography
J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist. A professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project – the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. Oppenheimer was among those who observed the Trinity test in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945.
Awards & recognition
- Enrico Fermi Award · 1963
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society · 1962
- Nessim-Habif Award · 1962
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1958
- Three Physicists Prize · 1958
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- Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award · 1947
- Medal — Merit · 1946
- Messenger Lectures · 1945
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
- honorary doctorate from Princeton University
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Nobel Prize in Physics · 1955 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Physics · 1951 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Physics · 1946 · nominated
Filmography11 titles
Atomic People
Oppenheimer: The Real Story
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Oppenheimer After Trinity
The Day After Trinity
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Crusade in Europe
Hiroshima
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
A Compassionate Spy
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer