J. Robert Oppenheimer

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Physicist
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Trinity_Test
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission's_Distinguished_Service_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:born April 22, 1904
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Princeton_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Peter_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Katherine_Oppenheimer
Toni Oppenheimer
gptkbp:contribution Nuclear weapons policy
Atomic bomb development
Post-war nuclear strategy
gptkbp:controversy Security clearance hearing
gptkbp:died February 18, 1967
gptkbp:ethnicity Jewish
gptkbp:famous_quote Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
nuclear physics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
astrophysics
nuclear physics
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Julius_Robert_Oppenheimer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Robert Oppenheimer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Leo_Szilard
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Max_Born
gptkb:Niels_Bohr
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Scientific_research
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
Philosophy of science
Nuclear physics research
Public policy advocacy
Particle physics research
Nuclear reactor development
International scientific collaborations
Nuclear disarmament advocacy
Public lectures on science
Interdisciplinary research initiatives
Nuclear energy policy
Scientific ethics
Academic teaching
Theoretical physics research
Scientific advisory roles
Ethics in science discussions
Nuclear proliferation discussions
Postwar nuclear policy
Scientific community debates
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:University_of_California,_Merced
gptkb:University_of_California,_Riverside_School_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_California,_Davis_School_of_Law
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:University_of_California,_Merced_School_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz
gptkb:University_of_California,_Hastings_College_of_the_Law
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_California,_Davis
gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine_School_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkb:Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission
gptkb:United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:University_of_California,_Riverside
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Cruz_School_of_Law
gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers
gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley_School_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles_School_of_Law
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco_School_of_Law
Los Alamos during World War II
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear weapons development
Atomic bomb development
gptkbp:legacy Father of the Atomic Bomb
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Father of the Atomic Bomb
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Freeman_Dyson
gptkb:David_Bohm
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkb:Robert_Serber
gptkb:Murray_Gell-Mann
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:political_affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position_held Director of Los Alamos Laboratory
Professor at Institute for Advanced Study
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Oppenheimer_Award
gptkb:Oppenheimer_Prize
Oppenheimer Lecture Series
Oppenheimer Memorial Committee
Oppenheimer Center for the Study of the American West
gptkbp:quote " Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:cosmology
gptkb:nuclear_weapons
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:spouse Katherine Puening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Manhattan_Project
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
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