J. Robert Oppenheimer

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.

Born:

Apr 22, 1904 In New York City, New York, USA

Movie/TV Credits:

7

First Appeared:

In the movie The Decision to Drop the Bomb 1965-01-05

Latest Project:

Movie Oppenheimer 2023-07-19