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J. Robert Oppenheimer

Apr 22, 1904 - Feb 18, 1967 (62 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Crusade in Europe
Self (archive footage)
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A Compassionate Spy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Self (archive footage)
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Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Self (archive footage)
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Awake: The Life of Yogananda
Self (archive footage)
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Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
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Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?
Self (archive footage)
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Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Self (archive footage)
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Oppenheimer: The Real Story
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