J. Robert Oppenheimer
Acting•Born April 22, 1904•Died February 18, 1967 (age 62)•New York City, New York, USA
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
7.9
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
TV Series2024
6.8
Nixon
Movie1995
7.3
Crusade in Europe
TV Series1949
7.7
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Movie2023
7.2
Hiroshima
Movie2005
7.2
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Movie1995
7.7
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Movie2019
6.2
A Compassionate Spy
Movie2022
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 22, 1904
Day of DeathFebruary 18, 1967
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
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