J. Robert Oppenheimer
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.
Known For(21 works)
Crusade in Europe
1949Crusade in Europe
1949
Hiroshima
2005Hiroshima
2005
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014Awake: The Life of Yogananda
2014
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
The Day After Trinity
1981The Day After Trinity
1981
Atomic People
2024Atomic People
2024
A Compassionate Spy
2022A Compassionate Spy
2022
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
2015Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
2015
Oppenheimer After Trinity
2023Oppenheimer After Trinity
2023
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
1965The Decision to Drop the Bomb
1965
Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?
2024Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We?
2024
Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
1970Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945
1970
Los Alamos: The Beginning
1982Los Alamos: The Beginning
1982
The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project
2000The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project
2000
Bellum - The Daemon of War
2021Bellum - The Daemon of War
2021
Le Syndrome du Titanic
2009Le Syndrome du Titanic
2009
Oppenheimer: The Real Story
2023Oppenheimer: The Real Story
2023
The Destroyer of Worlds
The Destroyer of Worlds